[HN Gopher] Modern phoenix: The bird brought back from extinctio...
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       Modern phoenix: The bird brought back from extinction in Japan
        
       Author : rntn
       Score  : 54 points
       Date   : 2022-06-21 11:48 UTC (11 hours ago)
        
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       | D13Fd wrote:
       | This is no small achievement, and it's a nice article. But the
       | word "extinction" in the original article's title is incorrect.
       | This was a _local_ extinction, solved in part by a captive
       | breeding program.
       | 
       | This is not a story about bringing a truly extinct species back
       | to life.
        
         | nabergh wrote:
         | The title is technically correct but its second interpretation
         | (the correct one) is not the most obvious one so it is
         | misleading.
        
           | causi wrote:
           | In the way that your parakeet dying of old age and you buying
           | another one from the store is bringing a bird back from local
           | extinction.
        
       | imoverclocked wrote:
       | As someone who grew up in a city and has always lived in a
       | traditional house among other houses, moving to a sparse area
       | with some land has really underscored how humans really are
       | stewards of the land around them. I wish more people in a city
       | environment could interact with a more natural world on a daily
       | basis to better understand the balance we are a part of.
        
         | krylon wrote:
         | I don't know when it happened or what caused it, but ever since
         | I started paying attention to the animals that live all around
         | us, even in a relatively urban environment, my mind has been
         | blown repeatedly. Bats, squirrels and rabbits are _everywhere_
         | , and the variety of birds that inhabit or regularly visit the
         | area where I live (western Germany) is staggering. Last year, I
         | saw a kestrel in my backyard, taking a mouse. A couple of weeks
         | ago, I took a walk and came by a couple of wild geese just
         | sitting there on the lawn.
         | 
         | It takes a conscious effort to pay attention, but it is very
         | much worth it, at least to me. (It helps, I admit, that the
         | city I live in is fairly "green", i.e. has lots of trees and
         | parks that happen to provide a habitat for lots of animals as
         | well.)
        
           | bombcar wrote:
           | If you buy a trail cam and set it up you'll find even more
           | activity at night.
        
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