Michigan saved the Kirtland’s warbler from extinction. What did it cost the environment?
April 5, 2025
GRAYLING, MI – Saving the Kirtland’s warbler from extinction is touted among the greatest conservation achievements in Michigan history.
The migratory songbird was one of the first added to the federal list of endangered species. That prompted conservationists to create thousands of acres of jack pine habitat specifically for the warbler and even take the fight to parasitic cowbirds known to take over warbler nests.
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