The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird: Author's Talk with Al Powell March 29, 2008

The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird

Author's Talk with Al Powell

saturday, march 29, 2:00 pm
In his new book, Harvard journalist Al Powell tells the story of the po'ouli, a small Hawaiian forest bird that went extinct in 2004, just 30 years after it was first discovered. Powell examines the broader issue of environmental devastation that has visited the Hawaiian Islands unique ecosystem, and why we failed to save this bird. Free with museum admission.

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