mc5 - AVMA Take 2

Yes, it's another round of that classic guessing game - Animal, Vegetable, Mineral, Abstract [or any combination thereof]. This effort - '03/'04 should address any queries, but then again, may just serve to confuse and baffle which some might say is the point of the game. Patience, integrity and a decent search engine may be useful ....

ImNotJohn

Endangered?

[CdM] The loon is on the British list, only it's called 'Great Northern Diver'
[Irach] By waterfowl I meant a bird in the duck, coot, rail group, to distinguish it from say Fish Eagle or heron.

irach

[CdM] Not a duck, loon, goose, swan, coot, rail or gallinule. Not Anidae.

irach

[CdM] That should read Anatidae, of course.

irach

[INJ] Not endangered. At least one species of this bird was endangered earlier, but has made a good recovery and is no longer considered so.

irach

[INJ] Actually, I did a little more digging on the web, and the species in question is still considered endangered in parts of its range, while it has been removed from the list in those zones where it has made a very good comeback.