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The first step is to determine how many, if any, Eskimo curlew are left. No physical evidence of the bird has been obtained since 1963. There have been many sightings, some confirmed, but no photographs since 1962. Recent sightings are no longer being confirmed without a photograph or other physical evidence. And, even then, each piece of evidence will be heavily scrutinized.
The second thing, if the Eskimo curlew is not considered extinct, is to determine where they're located and where they migrate. After that is determined, measures can be taken to further protect those areas.
Captive breeding programs have been ruled out for the time being because it is unknown how taking eggs, chicks, and birds out of the wild will affect the remaining population. Little is actually known about the Eskimo curlew and their nesting habits because the bird nests in extremely remote places. The last nest sighted was in 1866.
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Is the Eskimo Curlew extinct?
No, but it is very endangered. it is close to being extinct.
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regulating hunting, punishing poachers. the usual
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If you want to know i suggest you google Animal Divesity Web and click on the first link
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2 prevent them from extinction..... its our duty to save n protect them 4m being extinct 2 preserve nature, i mean biosphere...
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some people are trying to keep those plants in green houses where they are over looked.
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Being in White Eskimo, One direction, and o Xfactor! :)
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they are vulnerable to extinction
How would you feel about animal extinct?
Extinction is the rule, not the exception. That being said, I would not like to be responsible for the extinction of an animal.
How did Eskimo Curlew became endangered?
The species was hunted unmercifully during the days of the great meat market hunts in the late 1800s. After the passenger pigeon began to decline, hunters turned to the Eskimo curlew around 1870. Within 10 years, the species became very rare. By 1890, the species was all but extinct. Even when at very low numbers, they were still shot. 4 of a group of 5 curlews, seen after many years of being pratically nonexistant, were shot in 1915. They were protected in 1918 with the creation of the Migratory Bird Act, but numbers have remained very low and have never recovered. They were considered extinct after 1950, but after a few sightings, photographs, and one bird being shot, they were put on the endangered species list in 1967. Every so often, the list is reviewed and as long as there are sightings, or until their traditional nesting areas can be thoroughly surveyed, they should not be considered extinct.
