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The Eskimo curlew is a critically endangered Canadian bird species. The shore bird, previously found in large populations in Canada's western Arctic tundra, has become rare due to overhunting for food. In Canada, the bird is fully protected under the law, with its hunting outlawed. Other factors such as habitat loss due to encroachment by human activities such as agriculture have also contributed to the declining population.