Zoo Experts Hatch Eight Rare Dove Chicks in Bid to Save Extinct Species

Zoo Experts Hatch Eight Rare Dove Chicks in Bid to Save Extinct Species

Conservationists have successfully hatched 8chicks in a bid to save an ultra-rare species of dove which has been extinct in the wild for over half a century. Socorro doves are only cared for in zoo conservation-breeding programs across Europe and North America after they became extinct in 1972. Experts at the Chester Zoo are now […] The post Zoo Experts Hatch Eight Rare Dove Chicks in Bid to Save Extinct Species appeared first on Good News Netwo…

Newly hatched Socorro dove chicks bring hope to species extinct in the wild

Eight Socorro dove chicks hatched at Chester Zoo in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this year. These brown floofs represent a significant milestone for a species that is extinct in the wild. Socorro doves (Zenaida graysoni) once lived fearlessly on Socorro Island, located 400 kilometers (250 miles) southwest of Mexico’s Baja California coast. Old reports describe birds that walked right through human camps and over people’s boots without fear. This fri…

Socorro Doves Are Extinct In The Wild, But Eight Chicks Have Hatched At Chester Zoo

Eight chicks belonging to a dove species that has been extinct in the wild for decades have successfully hatched at Chester Zoo – boosting survival hopes for the incredibly rare birds.