The Guadalupe caracara or mourning caracara an extinct bird of prey. Described as “evil” and “vicious” it was driven to extinction by a hunting and poisoning campaign led by goat herders on Guadalupe Island. In March 1897, only one bird was encountered,but in 1900 collector Rollo Beck found 11 and preserved nine as scientific specimens. It is possible that he shot the last of the caracaras believing they were common. There was 1 possible sighting in 1903 but by 1906 they certainly extinct. . .

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