Reports of Bird’s Demise Greatly Exaggerated
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A bird once thought by some to be extinct has been discovered on the island of Cozumel off Mexico’s Caribbean coast, conservationists announced Friday.
The Cozumel thrasher, a 9-inch brown and white bird found only on Cozumel, once numbered about 10,000. Most died after Hurricane Gilbert in 1988.
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