(Hadoram Shirihai / AFP - Getty Images file) The hard evidence for this bird's existence came from photographs of more than 30 of them taken by Israeli ornithologist Hadoram Shirihai, who led an expedition to the Bismarck Archipelago.
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NOVEMBER 30, 2009
John Roach, MSNBC

Beck's petrel, a seabird not seen since the 1920s, was recently rediscovered in a group of islands northeast of Papua New Guinea. The hard evidence for the bird's existence came from photographs of more than 30 of them taken by Israeli ornithologist Hadoram Shirihai, who led an expedition to the Bismarck Archipelago to find the dark brown birds with pale bellies and tubelike noses.
The IUCN lists the Beck's petrel as critically endangered. Though the exact whereabouts of its breeding grounds are unknown, conservationists are concerned that introduced rats and cats could be preying on the birds. Conservationists plan to scour the region, including far-flung atolls, to get a firmer grasp on the bird's status.
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