Mariana Crow :: Corvus kubaryi

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 011

The Mariana Crow is a critically endangered avian in the corvus family native to the western Pacific Ocean, to the island of Rota in the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

• (00:05) Intro
• (02:05) Species Information
• (27:58) Citations
• (29:55) Music
• (42:20) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

• Dr. Sarah K. Faegre’s doctoral dissertation from the University of Washington’s entitled “Behavioral Ecology of the Mariana Crow” – https://digital.lib.washington.edu/researchworks/items/1ba5ba23-dfe4-4fb1-ab54-d02428388d61
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service – https://www.fws.gov/species/mariana-crow-corvus-kubaryi
• Birds of the World; Cornell Lab of Ornithology – https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.marcro1.01
• Dr. John Morton’s “Ode to crows ravens jays and magpies” – https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/life/refuge-notebook-ode-to-crows-ravens-jays-and-magpies/   
• Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management Vol 6 issue 2 – https://doi.org/10.3996/112014-JFWM-085 
• “Observations On The Behavior And Ecology Of The Mariana Crow” – The Condor, the Journal of The Cooper Ornithological Society issue 88 – http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1368898 
• “Population status and nest success of the Critically Endangered Mariana Crow” from Bird Conservation International vol.25 issue 2 – http://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270914000045 
• Saipan Tribune July 15, 2024 – https://www.saipantribune.com/news/local/ga-population-increasing-through-rear-and-release-program/article_71a30c4e-41ae-11ef-b3c3-a3b3d9a99163.html 
• IUCN – ​​https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22705959/129626293 
• Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariana_crow

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