Reposted by Elizabeth loves democracy
I'm thrilled to share my first foray into nature writing.
I describe my travels through Aotearoa New Zealand to see the country's rarest birds—and use this as a vehicle to tell the stories of the islands' evolutionary history and the bold conservation efforts that saved these creatures.
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The Birds I Waited 45 Years to See
An evolutionary biologist returns to New Zealand to find the rare birds he dreamed of seeing as a child making an extraordinary comeback.