Fold the Flock: The Passenger Pigeon Origami Project
2014 marked the centennial anniversary of the extinction of the North American Passenger Pigeon. To help remember the Passenger Pigeon, we are folding a flock of origami pigeons to recreate the great flocks of 100 years ago. We ask that you add to the flock by folding your own origami pigeon. Add your bird(s) to our online flock counter at foldtheflock.org
Martha, the last of her kind, died on September 1, 1914 in her cage at the Cincinnati Zoo. She stands as a symbol of nature’s fragility and what has been lost. We can only imagine the huge flocks that darkened the skies for days. To honor the Passenger Pigeon, we have created these animations.