Slender-billed curlew declared extinct, IUCN confirms loss of iconic migratory bird

Once common across Europe, North Africa and West Asia, the slender-billed curlew has not been officially sighted since 1995, ...

Slender-billed curlews are officially extinct – here’s why the loss of these migratory birds really matters

The slender-billed curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) has been officially declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). This is the first-ever recorded global bird ...