50 years to find precious birds and then kill

A scientist discovered a rare mustache fish kingfisher after 50 years of searching, but then killed it as a specimen and claimed it was for scientific research.

The scientist took 50 years to search and kill the bird as a template

According to Mirror, Christopher Filardi, director of the Pacific Project, the American Museum of Natural History, found a rare bird last month in the island of Guadalcanal, west of the Pacific Ocean.

Christopher Filardi and kingfisher after 50 years of searching.(Photo: Twitter).

He posted it on Twitter, but then killed it to "do research template" . Filardi explained that he thought very carefully before making this decision.

"Our fieldwork, not just the search for mustache kingfishers. It's not 'hunting for prizes'," Filardi said. This bird is very rare, and there is not much data recorded about it, not sure it is a rare species and stands on the brink of extinction. He added the benefits of killing it for scientific research.

However, according to the International Organization of Ornithology, the bird is considered to be in danger of extinction, and the action of Filardi angered animal guardians.

"It is inhumane, complacent to kill an animal, and says that in the name of science to study how to save them," said Colleen O'Brien, PETA's director.

Rare birds on Guadalcanal Island, Pacific Ocean.(Photo: Twitter).

"This silly argument like Walter Palmer (American dentist) says that killing Cecil's lion with a crossbow is to save other lions. Seek and find a rare animal - an independent individual with emotion. , joy, hometown, and perhaps mate - and then kill it, it is a cruel act, such actions, leading to the extinction of many other animals - those also killed template ".