WLRN History
Plight Of The Plume Birds
Special | 14m 35sVideo has Closed Captions
The wading birds of the Everglades came close to extinction in the mid-19th century.
In the mid-19th century the wading birds of the Everglades came close to extinction as plume hunters slaughtered them for the rapacious millinery industry. Today, the birds still struggle to recover in the face of new man-made threats.
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WLRN History
Plight Of The Plume Birds
Special | 14m 35sVideo has Closed Captions
In the mid-19th century the wading birds of the Everglades came close to extinction as plume hunters slaughtered them for the rapacious millinery industry. Today, the birds still struggle to recover in the face of new man-made threats.
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