This month, Shaver’s Creek is hosting a book club featuring Black Faces, White Spaces by Dr. Carolyn Finney, which focuses on the underrepresentation of African Americans in the outdoors. Every Thursday of this month, we will meet on Zoom to discuss our reactions and personal connection to the content of the book.
Great Auks were originally named Pinguinus (also part of its scientific name), which is Latin for "stout." When explorers first traveled to Antarctica, they were familiar with Auks of the northern hemisphere and recognized the similarities of a newly discovered group of birds they would call Penguins. It turns out that Penguins are actually named after the Great Auk!
Sadly, the final Great Auks passed away on June 3, 1844.
Wish you could have seen a Great Auk in nature? Consider donating in honor of this Lost Bird to raise awareness of lost species and fund programming to support conservation.
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