The Rare Socorro Dove May Soon Return to the Wild
Dateline: Albuquerque. Subject: Rare bird.
Why care: The Socorro bird is extinct in the wild and has been slowly bred in captivity by private citizens. Now, the Albuquerque Zoo will breed the doves for the wild.
The doves are originally from Socorro Island in the Revillagigedo Archipelago, México. They haven't lived in teh wild since the 1970s. After a population of birds has been established the doves will be moved to their home on Socorro Island where a breeding ground will be built.
Feral cats decimated the population, but scientists believe the birds can survive on the island because its native vegetation is still intact and they'll be watching closely.
[Socorro Dove Project]
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