February 18, 2009—A rare quail from the Philippines was photographed for the first time before being sold as food at a poultry market, experts say.
Found only on the island of Luzon, Worcester's buttonquail was known solely through drawings based on dated museum specimens collected several decades ago.
Scientists had suspected the species—listed as "data deficient" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's 2008 Red List—was extinct.
A TV crew documented the live bird in the market (above) before it was sold in January, according to the Agence France-Press news agency.
Michael Lu, president of the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines, told AFP the bird's demise should inspire a "local consciousness" about the region's threatened wildlife.
"What if this was the last of its species?" Lu said.
14 comments:
That's so sad. It's a beautiful bird too.
Doesn't look big enough to make much of a meal. *sigh*
Makes my stomach sour.
OH NO!!! That's so sad! And what a beautiful bird!
I wonder why the photographer didn't buy the bird?
yes, but some times we see photographs and films of humans in dreadful situations and the journalist just does his job without getting involved.
Having said that, I hope it wasn't the last one of its kind.
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I read about that in the newspaper. Unbelievable. I sure hope it wasn't really the last of its species. That would be an utter heartbreak.
I have to admit to a certain curiosity what baked spotted owl would taste like...
;-)
JimBob
LOLOLOL JimBob!! I thought you got LOST!!!
What a shame. It's hard to make a comment for such a sad happening.
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