‘Extinct’ Cockatoo Rediscovered in Indonesia

by Lauren on October 24, 2008

Image by flickr.com user aussiegall

A species of cockatoo feared to have become extinct has been “rediscovered” with the sighting of a handful of breeding pairs on a remote Indonesian island, researchers said Thursday.

Ten Yellow-crested Abbott’s cockatoos were found on the Masalembu archipelago off Java island, the Indonesian Cockatoo Conservation group said.

Click here for the full article.

Related articles from Kitty Mowmow:

 

Trackbacks

(Trackback URL)

close Reblog this comment
blog comments powered by Disqus