Joel Sartoreのインスタグラム(joelsartore) - 8月8日 23時15分

A male Florida grasshopper sparrow, considered the most endangered bird in North America.
The Florida dry prairie, home to 22 species found nowhere else in the world, is going quiet. Where there were once thousands, 50 male Florida Grasshopper Sparrows are singing every morning this spring protecting their territories and vying for the attention of the less than 25 females that remain. Their steep decline is mirroring the decline of the Dusky Seaside Sparrow, extinct since 1981 due to habitat loss.
This critically endangered sparrow was photographed inside of my special shooting tent at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park. He was banded and released back into the prairie to resume singing from the tall grasses where he lives.
A captive breeding program began in 2014 and provides real hope to this sparrow, but due to other priorities, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is not able to fully fund the captive breeding program and associated field efforts. Go to @floridagrasshoppersparrow and click on the link in their bio to learn more about this bird and discover ways you can help prevent its extinction.
For a video of this bird, check out @ナショナルジオグラフィック.
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