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Extinct Slender-Billed Curlew Appears on the Waal: Rare and Now Free to Admire

Summary by De Telegraaf
Just hours after the Slender-billed Curlew was officially declared extinct on October 10, Erwin van Zoelen (52) drove home from France with a specimen of the bird, not seen since 1995, in the trunk of his car. No, not a world wonder, but a stuffed one. Rare, indeed, and now available to admire for free in Nijmegen.

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Extinct Slender-Billed Curlew Appears on the Waal: Rare and Now Free to Admire

Just hours after the Slender-billed Curlew was officially declared extinct on October 10, Erwin van Zoelen (52) drove home from France with a specimen of the bird, not seen since 1995, in the trunk of his car. No, not a world wonder, but a stuffed one. Rare, indeed, and now available to admire for free in Nijmegen.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands
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De Telegraaf broke the news in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Saturday, November 1, 2025.
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