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nonsuch
/ ˈnʌnˌsʌtʃ /
Example Sentences
To do this, Madeiros must relocate the birds that are still on the islets to Nonsuch before their homes are destroyed.
On Nonsuch, you can find “almost all of the native endangered species in Bermuda,” said Madeiros, who is the senior terrestrial conservation officer for Bermuda’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
Madeiros’ first objective was to relocate the birds from the low-lying, rocky islets—which are being destroyed by sea level rise, hurricanes, and erosion—to the larger and more elevated Nonsuch Island.
In the case of the cahows, this involves closely monitoring the growth of a group of chicks and moving them to Nonsuch right before they are old enough to fly.
Once translocated to Nonsuch, the chicks are placed in snug artificial burrows that are concrete holes in the ground, which offer them a safe area to nest.
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