"Urban Extinction Looms: Black-Crowned Night Herons Disappear from City Skies. A once-common sight in urban areas, the majestic Black-crowned night heron is vanishing from city landscapes, sparking concerns about the devastating decline of this iconic species. Like the passenger pigeon, which went extinct in the early 20th century, the Black-crowned night heron's disappearance has left wildlife experts baffled, with no clear explanation for the sudden decline in numbers. As the city's waterways and parks become increasingly inhospitable to the birds, conservationists are racing to understand the underlying causes of this alarming trend before it's too late."
Black-crowned night herons could go the way of the passenger pigeon, vanishing from the city. Why remains a mystery.
