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The Hawaiian goose (Nene) was down to 30, but captive breeding and reintroduction has been going well. The population is up to about 2500. It seems contact with outside humans was pretty bad for Hawaiian bird species.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nene_(bird)

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Human contact has been a bad thing for a lot of bird species.

...and a boon for many others, including other types of corvids, gulls, pigeons etc.

While humanity’s impact has been a boon for a few dozen cosmopolitan species, the impact of humanity on most bird species has been a tremendous net negative. Especially for the Hawaiian Islands.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hawaiian_animals_extin...

...yeah, on the whole I can't imagine thinking that humanity's impact on birds overall has been a good thing

Unless you really, really love pigeons

The California Condor was down to a population of 27. We've managed that one pretty well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_condor

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