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Martha the passenger pigeon returns to light at Smithsonian exhibit
A century after Martha the last passenger pigeon died, the Smithsonian opens an exhibit and recalls how humans drove the species to extinction. A study traces population swings from billions to tens of millions and scientists discuss de extinction efforts by Revive & Restore.
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Martha
Smithsonian Institution
Duke University
Stuart Pimm
Ontario
University of Minnesota
Bob Zink
Zink
Proceedings
National Academy of Sciences
U.S
Cincinnati Zoo
Pimm
Helen James
Smithsonian Natural History Museum
Washington D.C
Smithsonian
Cincinnati
San Diego
George
Natural History Museum