A biologist from the American Museum of Natural History recently photographed the Moustached Kingfisher for the first-time-ever but then subsequently killed and prepared it as a scientific specimen, according to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald.
The Moustached Kingfisher is known as a ‘ghost bird’ because it is so rare. It is found on the Solomon Islands.
When the bird's call was heard by biologist Chris Filardi, he tracked it down - killing it shortly after.
Mr Filardi is the director of Pacific Programs at the American Museum of Natural History. It was claimed that the animal had been ‘collected as a specimen for additional study' and that the population was healthy enough to take it as a specimen.
However, the biologists actions have been widely criticised as an ‘unnecessary slaying’ by the scientific community.
A bird that some state as rare should be left in the wild to help ensure the survival of the species.
Will you join me in urging the American Museum of Natural History to have a policy change - a 'no kill' policy. That way, birds and other species that some report as rare are spared.
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A biologist from the American Museum of Natural History recently photographed the Moustached Kingfisher for the first-time-ever but then subsequently killed and prepared it as a scientific specimen. The Moustached Kingfisher is known as a ‘ghost bird’ because it is so rare. When the bird's call was heard by biologist Chris Filardi, he tracked it down - killing it shortly after. It was claimed that the animal had been ‘collected as a specimen for additional study' and that the population was healthy enough to take it as a specimen. However, the biologists actions have been widely criticised as an ‘unnecessary slaying’ by the scientific community. A bird that some state as rare should be left in the wild to help ensure the survival of the species. Will you join me in urging the American Museum of Natural History has a policy change - a 'no kill' policy. Please share the petition.
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