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RE: The Bermuda petrel (Pterodroma cahow) was believed to have gone extinct in the 1620s, but was rediscovered 330 years later
75 years of conservation and we got only around 116 breeding pairs...
And just imagined how quickly they went extinct from 500,000 in just 20 years..
This clearly indicates the fact that how difficult it is to restore the natural balance once it has been disturbed..
Yeah, it's a lot quicker to destroy the population than it is to rebuild it. But they are really slow breeders obviously, so 117 pairs is not that bad. But it will take a very long time before we get back to 500,000 (and sadly I don't think they will ever reach that number unless humans go extinct).
Sorry 117 pairs to be exact!
Hehe, no worries :)