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Once-Extinct Bird Is Now Laying Eggs in the Wild for the First Time in Nearly 40 Years
The Sihek Recovery Program released nine young Sihek — four females and five males — at TNC's Palmyra Atoll Preserve in Hawaii during September 2024. Zookeepers raised and nurtured the birds ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati6d
Cincinnati Zoo helps reintroduce birds designated extinct in the wild to Pacific Island
Nine birds were released at The Nature Conservancy’s Palmyra Atoll Preserve. Three of them were from the Cincinnati Zoo. One of them, Tutuhan, has laid eggs. “This work on Palmyra is something ...
WLWT6d
Endangered bird species lays first wild eggs in 4 decades thanks to Cincinnati Zoo conservation efforts
The zoo says Sihek, an endangered bird recently returned to the wild, have laid eggs on their new Pacific island home at Palmyra Atoll, making them the first wild eggs for the species in almost 40 ...
MLive3d
Guam kingfishers lay first eggs in wild in more than 40 years
Last fall, four females and five males were released at The Nature Conservancy’s Palmyra Atoll Preserve, an island about 1,000 miles south of Honolulu, Hawaii. Three of those birds came from the ...
Travel + Leisure5d
14 Best Beaches in the Maldives You Have to See to Believe
a Maldivian surfing haven and the capital of the Kaafu Atoll. An affordable, hour-and-a-half ferry ride from the main island of Malé, the island offers a variety of hotels for all budgets.
Forbes6d
Extinct-In-The-Wild Bird Species Is Breeding On A New Island Home
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation5d
The nearly extinct Guam Kingfisher rebuilds population on Palmyra Atoll
ABC Pacific is the trusted voice in the Pacific, connecting our neighbours with news, music, sport and conversations for all ages. More from ABC We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...
Hawaii Public Radio5d
Endangered birds return to the wild at Palmyra Atoll after decades of conservation work
Fuesta and Sindalu are two Guam kingfishers, or Sihek, that were released at Palmyra Atoll. A recent story about hope and hatching at Palmyra Atoll caught our eye. It's where nine young sihek, also ...
travelweekly-asia6d
A new luxury resort at Halong Bay’s doorstep
The Atoll package: JW Marriott unveils its newest Maldivian resortJW Marriott opens its second Maldives resort in Kaafu Atoll, featuring luxury villas, wellness experiences, and sustainability... Deal ...
travelweekly-asia5d
Banyan Group’s Garrya scales new peaks in Vietnam
The Atoll package: JW Marriott unveils its newest Maldivian resortJW Marriott opens its second Maldives resort in Kaafu Atoll, featuring luxury villas, wellness experiences, and sustainability... Deal ...
Manila Bulletin6d
What expulsion? AFP says Navy ship completed patrol mission in disputed atoll
and maritime militia vessels following a tense standoff at the disputed atoll in 2012. The Chinese Navy said it expelled BRP Apolinario Mabini after allegedly intruding into the territorial waters of ...