In order to commemorate passenger pigeons and how billions of species have gone extinct because of man, Martha, a red-eyed, last surviving passenger pigeon, is being put on public display in a new Smithsonian Institution exhibit this month.
It’s amazing how technology has advanced over the years with humanity’s growing unethical practices of preserving the ecosystem.
As Philip Wollen said, “We torture and kill two billion sentient living beings every week. 10,000 entire species are wiped out every year because of the actions of one, and we are now facing the sixth mass extinction in cosmological history. If any other organism did this, a biologist would consider them a virus.”
- Video: Associated Press
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How sad! I have such a new respect for pigeons now.
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Thank you for liking “Storybook Photos.” I was also sad to learn about what happened to the passenger pigeon on the video. I have heard similar stories of exploitation of animals for their fur, feathers, or body parts over the years. Based on my experience doing some volunteer work for an environmental nonprofit, I know there have been some attempts to save various animal species from being hunted into extinction, but apparently these conservation efforts are not enough. The statistics provided by Philip Wollen are indeed disheartening.
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Reblogged this on mybandstand.
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Yes, we are the virus! I just loved the red eye shadow! What beautiful bird.
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That’s an apt name. Philip Wollen chose it wisely.
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The last quarter million passenger pigeons were massacred by hunters, who knew what they were doing.
Anyone who ‘hunts’ and who like guns is truly weird.
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Exactly, they always know what they are doing and they do it just for fun, after all they don’t have to give a damn if some species is being extinct.
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It’s a shame about the carrier pigeon. Thanks for the post.
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You’re welcome; glad you liked it!
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