It was 90 years ago that Martha, the last passenger pigeon on Earth, died in the zoo in Cincinnati, hometown of Next Big Thing contributor Brad Klein. Klein considers what led to the extinction of the passenger pigeon, and along with the help of actor David Cale and diary excerpts of John James Audubon, imagines how the birds would have looked and sounded. Produced by Sherre Delys and Emily Botein.
ยป See an electronic edition of Catesby's two volumes from the University of Virginia website
ยป See an electronic edition of Catesby's two volumes from the University of Virginia website
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