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100 Years without the Passenger Pigeon

2014 marks the centenary of the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon, once the most abundant bird species in the U.S.  The Chicago Academy of Sciences' Steve Sullivan will discuss the causes and the lessons for habitat preservation and species conservation.

For directions, more information and a complete 2013-2014 schedule, please contact Rena Cohen at 847-831-0331.

Illinois Audubon Society's Lake/Cook Chapter
www.lakecookaudubon.org

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