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Javas had nearly vanished by the end of the 20th century, having been pushed to fringes of the poultry world by the intense focus on one or two breeds by commercial growers, and the introduction of innumerable new and exotic breeds to [[Animal fancy|poultry fancy]]. Beginning in the 1990s, breeders and conservation organizations began to make a more concerted effort to save the Java. In particular, the [[Garfield Farm and Inn Museum|Garfield Farm Museum]] in [[Illinois]] has played a pivotal role in the preservation of Javas in the 21st century.<ref>{{harv|Heinrichs|2007|pp=41-42}}</ref> Beginning with pure Black Javas, [[Mutation|sports]] from the Garfield flock have revived the White variety.<ref>{{harv|Ekarius|2007|pp=92-93}}</ref> The Garfield Farm was also been supported by the [[Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)|Museum of Science and Industry]] in [[Chicago]], which hatched Java chicks as part of their exhibit on [[genetics]].<ref>{{harv|Ott|2002}}</ref>
The [[American Livestock Breeds Conservancy]] continues to list Javas as Critical on its watchlist, meaning fewer than 500 breeding birds from five or fewer primary breeding flocks are known (this does not take in to account the population of non-breeding flocks).<ref>albc-usa.org</ref> The breed is also listed as part of [[Slow Food USA]]'s [[Ark of Taste]], a catalog of heritage foods in danger of extinction.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slowfoodusa.org/ark/java_chicken.html |work=Java Chicken |title=slowfoodusa.org |publisher=[[Slow Food USA]] |accessdate=2008-06-08}}</ref>
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