Heath hen
Heath hen
August 22, 2019
By Land and Sea, Looking to Restore a Planet in Crisis
Buried deep within the woods of the Manuel Correllus State Forest is a statue of Booming Ben, the world’s final heath hen. Once common, the species was hunted to near-extinction in the 1870s.
April 5, 2018
Sole Survivor
A single male heath hen, almost certainly the sole survivor of its species in the whole world, showed itself this week.
July 28, 2016
Heath Hen Tops De-Extinction List
An effort to bring the heath hen back into existence is now the leading de-extinction project in the world, putting the Vineyard at the forefront of new technology in wildlife conservation.
August 20, 2015
Heath Hen as Gateway Bird for De-extinction Inches Closer to Reality
The first phase of a ground-breaking project to bring the heath hen back from extinction has been successfully completed, scientists said this week. The path to bringing back the bird is getting more tangible, and scientists say the heath hen could be “the gateway bird” for avian de-extinction.
March 5, 2015
Heath Hen Project Advances Quickly
A complex and groundbreaking project that aims to bring back the heath hen is advancing “at lightning speed,” scientists said this week.
July 24, 2014
Heath Hen Debate Contains Vineyard DNA
Bringing back an extinct species raises a whirlwind of questions — technical, ethical and financial. Would it be possible? Should it be done?
July 23, 2014
Heath Hens and Habitat
I sincerely doubt if heath hens were re-introduced to the Vineyard that they would make it through one season.
July 17, 2014
Historic Film Shows Heath Hens Alive and Dancing on Vineyard
The last heath hen disappeared from Martha's Vineyard in 1932 and the species declared extinct in 1933.
July 17, 2014
Once Flourishing Heath Hen Made Its Last Stand on Island
The heath hen’s story of decline and extinction has become inextricably linked to Martha’s Vineyard.
July 17, 2014
Heath Hen Raises Bar on De-Extinction Debate
The heath hen is at the center of a new effort and a new debate on the Island, as scientific advances have made de-extinction a possibility.
