I have a special fondness for the Spoon-billed Sandpiper. Its beautifully shaped bill and lovely plumage make it one of the prettiest of the sandpipers, and its uniqueness reminds me of the platypus. Without a great deal of effort, however, it will soon remind all of us of the Dodo."One thing is sure, if these efforts do not succeed, the bird will soon join the dodo, great auk and passenger pigeon in the roll of infamy; those once living, breathing creatures we have driven to oblivion. In the words of Deborah Pain, WWT's director of conservation: "This tiny wader is a flagship species for millions of waterbirds that travel the same migratory route, and are equally threatened. If we fail, our descendants will inherit a vastly impoverished world. We simply can't afford to lose any species – let alone one so special as the spoon-billed sandpiper."
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