Abstract
Extinction. We read about it. We hear
about it. But we seldom think about it.
That sometimes gradual, sometimes
rapid demise of a species. To bird
people it is mystifying, intriguing, sad.
It arouses anger, pity, even greed. Yet
sometimes it leads to serious, intelligent
efforts for reclamation. The Socorro
dove (Zenaida macroura graysoni), it
appears, may just be one such story.