Discovered only in 1973, by 2004 the population of the Hawaiian honeycreeper, known as the po’ouli had dwindled to a mere three birds. In “The Race to Save the World’s Rarest Bird,” science writer Alvin Powell recounts the bird’s story. Host Bruce Gellerman talks with Mr. Powell about the surprising discovery of the bird and its untimely demise.
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