50 years ago, scientists warned of a sparrow’s extinction
Excerpt from the May 25, 1968 issue of Science News
BYE BYE BIRDIE The last dusky seaside sparrow (one shown) living in captivity died in 1987, nearly 20 years after scientists warned the species was in danger.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The dwindling dusky
In the marshes around America’s spaceport, Kennedy Space Center, live the last few specimens of a bird that may be closer to extinction than even the much-mourned whooping crane.