Since the total vanishing of the species, the great auk has become an icon of extinction alongside the dodo, the passenger pigeon, and the moa. This work recoun... » 

Since the total vanishing of the species, the great auk has become an icon of extinction alongside the dodo, the passenger pigeon, and the moa. This work recounts this tale of destruction and reminds us what we, as a species, have done and are still doing to the world around us. «