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IUCN confirms extinction of Slender-billed Curlew, once common across North Africa
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IUCN confirms extinction of Slender-billed Curlew, once common across North Africa
On October 10, 2025, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) declared the Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) officially extinct, the first global extinction of a once-widespread migratory bird. The announcement, made nearly 30 years after the bird’s last confirmed sighting in Morocco, marked a grim milestone in conservation history, drawing attention not only to the fragility of migratory species but also to the urge…
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