After 140 years considered extinct, a species of bird has been re-sighted in Papua New Guinea, Oceania. The bird is called the black-necked pigeon pheasant.
Speaking more specifically, the last record of this animal was declared during the year 1882, according to observers.
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The meeting with bird supposedly extinct has gained great repercussions in the international scientific community, which is now investigating the issues surrounding its reappearance. Scholars intend to verify the situation in which the specimens found are.
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According to the director of the American Bird Conservancy's Extinct Bird Program, John C. Mittermeier: "Seeing those first images of the pheasant pigeon was like meeting a unicorn." This indicates how surprising the discovery was even to him.
The encounter with the bird was possible after several researchers started conversations with residents of the Mount Kilkerran region.
After showing images of the bird given as extinctO, many of them said they had seen individuals of the species circulating in some nearby places.
With confirmation from local residents, a team from the NGO Rewild, along with other researchers, assembled more than 12 cameras to check the region.
Confirmation that the bird was around came after about a month, with images of the animal captured, showing the species actually residing in the place.
According to one of the researchers in an interview with CNN USA: “This is the kind of moment you imagine and dream of all your life as a conservationist and birdwatcher”.
The next step with regard to the animal is to determine what the size of the population inhabiting the place would be.
In addition, it is necessary to estimate what are the main threats and the best methods of protecting birds against problems that could lead them to a new threat of extinction.
