Extinct bird seen, photographed, and eaten

[evelyn80]

guess its not extinct if it was on camera.... why didnt the crew get it to save it exactly??

 

[UncaBret]

Probably didnt even taste great or any different than any other bird.....

Tastes like chicken!

 

[Just Prince]

Consider yourself immensely lucky that you can sit here and whine about the fate of a bird, because that takes a very high level of personal comfort. What people in the industrialized world often forget is that it's really hard to care about endangered species when you've got mouths to feed, or your own survival is a priority. If you really care about this quail, why not go to Luzon, throw some money into eco-tourism, or take some time out of your entirely more comfortable life and tour the countryside teaching the locals about sustainable harvest. Any way you cut it, armchair activists are far more annoying and worthy of your ire than some poor villager who sold an endangered bird to support himself or his family.

Amen Brother!

 

[Notophthalmus]

There is nothing in the article to indicate that the seller, the buyer, or the photographer had any idea what the bird was. I suspect it's identification and status were only determined later, by someone looking at the photos.

Inka is right on the money, too. Conservation is not as easy as telling people not to eat; besides, hunting would probably not be a significant threat to this species if its habitat were still intact.

 

[Hooked Newbie]

Consider yourself immensely lucky that you can sit here and whine about the fate of a bird, because that takes a very high level of personal comfort. What people in the industrialized world often forget is that it's really hard to care about endangered species when you've got mouths to feed, or your own survival is a priority. If you really care about this quail, why not go to Luzon, throw some money into eco-tourism, or take some time out of your entirely more comfortable life and tour the countryside teaching the locals about sustainable harvest. Any way you cut it, armchair activists are far more annoying and worthy of your ire than some poor villager who sold an endangered bird to support himself or his family.

Bravo!

 

[jpappy789]

^Agreed