This Is Part Of Why Birds Have Been Sporadic This Month - Tumblr Posts

In one of the most stunning losses of recent history, Richard Thompson is now declared extinct. The possibility was announced at the close of July, but it took a full month for official confirmation to occur. On 27 August at a well-attended conference in Washington, DC, several of the leading researchers on this one-of-a-kind specimen offered their insights and anecdotes about the unique and unfailingly gracious life that he lived. There are no words that can describe how monumental the loss of this rare bird, how deeply it affects the natural order of the world. I can’t stop crying. If you can, please donate to help fund Parkinson’s research.