Nature & Science
The last heath hen disappeared from Martha's Vineyard in 1932 and the species declared extinct in 1933.
The heath hen’s story of decline and extinction has become inextricably linked to Martha’s Vineyard.
The heath hen is at the center of a new effort and a new debate on the Island, as scientific advances have made de-extinction a possibility.
The future home of the Gay Head Light in Aquinnah will be about 190 feet inland from the westernmost tip of the Island.
If you believe Charles Darwin, Susie Schwoch — Oak Bluffs resident and amateur entomologist — is definitely going places.
There has been a good deal of research on plumage changes, and name changes. I find many of these changes more complicated than I would like.
