Passenger Pigeons Gone Forever

The story of how and why the most abundant bird ever that lived in North America became almost wiped out in the late 1800’s and details of the death of the last living member of the species that died in the Cincinnati, OH zoo on September 1, 1914. The book explores the lessons learned from this tragic loss as so many species of plants and animals are threatened with extinction around the world at the present time. Year 2014 is the Centennial Year for the loss of this beautiful native species.