Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
For the first time ever at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, a critically endangered Socorro dove has hatched 🕊️
This species has been extinct in the wild for over five decades, and with fewer than 180 individuals left worldwide, each hatchling represents a major step forward and a hopeful sign for the future.
Now just over a month old, this very coo-l chick is being raised by its parents at the Park’s Bird Conservation Center. Moments like this highlight how critical population recovery programs are in protecting species and helping them recover.
#socorrodove #sdzsafaripark
For the first time ever at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, a critically endangered Socorro dove has hatched 🕊️
This species has been extinct in the wild for over five decades, and with fewer than 180 individuals left worldwide, each hatchling represents a major step forward and a hopeful sign for the future.
Now just over a month old, this very coo-l chick is being raised by its parents at the Park’s Bird Conservation Center. Moments like this highlight how critical population recovery programs are in protecting species and helping them recover.
#socorrodove #sdzsafaripark
