Conservation groups declare the slender-billed curlew likely extinct, highlighting threats to migratory birds.

Conservation groups have concluded that the slender-billed curlew, last seen in Morocco in 1995, is likely extinct, with a 99.6% chance of no longer existing. The bird, native to Europe, North Africa, and West Asia, faced threats including habitat destruction for agriculture, loss of winter feeding grounds, and hunting. This potential extinction highlights the urgent need to protect inland grasslands and wetlands to prevent further losses of migratory birds.

November 18, 2024
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