Extinct-in-the-wild Guam kingfisher chicks arrive at The Nature Conservancy’s Palmyra Atoll preserve and research station Maui News August 31, 2024 Nine extinct-in-the wild sihek (also known as Guam kingfishers) arrived at their new home at The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) preserve and research station at Palmyra Atoll, 1,000 miles south of Hawai’i, on Wednesday, according to a TNC press release. Four female chicks and five males, completed their historic 4,500 mile flight from Wichita, Kansas safely … Read More from Extinct-in-the-wild Guam kingfisher chicks arrive at The Nature Conservancy’s Palmyra Atoll preserve and research station Read Article
S.Africa plan to ‘bomb’ mice that eat albatrosses alive France 24 August 24, 2024 Hordes of mice are devouring the eggs of some of the world’s most important seabirds that nest on Marion Island, about 2,000 kilometres (1,240 miles) southeast of Cape Town, and have started eating live birds, leading conservationist Mark Anderson said. This includes the iconic Wandering Albatross, with a quarter of the world’s population nesting on … Read More from S.Africa plan to ‘bomb’ mice that eat albatrosses alive Read Article
Puffins on the Saltee Islands are thriving again. There’s now an obvious next step Head Topics August 8, 2024 Each year, adult puffins return to the same below-ground burrow where they previously raised their young. Seven years ago, researchers visited the Great Saltee to see how the puffins were fairing and checked the burrows. They didn’t find one chick. The island population had all but collapsed to just 120 birds, a drop of 90 … Read More from Puffins on the Saltee Islands are thriving again. There’s now an obvious next step Read Article
