Catastrophic mass extinction of birds in Pacific Islands followed arrival of first people, research shows
Monday, March 25, 2013 - 14:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Research carried out by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and collaborators reveals that the last region on earth to be colonised by humans was home to more than 1,000 species of birds that went extinct soon after people reached their island homes.