Published in Conservation in the Pacific Islands·5 days agoU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes an Experimental Population of Sihek at Palmyra Atoll with the Help of PartnersTo save the species, the sihek would be released under a 10(j) rule of the Endangered Species Act HONOLULU — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing the experimental population of sihek (Guam kingfisher, Todiramphus cinnamominus) atThe Nature Conservancy’s Cooper Island nature preserve and the Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife…Guam7 min read
Published in Conservation in the Pacific Islands·May 18The Path Towards Conservation — Jiny KimWhat requirements are needed to make a conservationist? Is it an interest in science, a passion for plants and wildlife, or a connection to the place you’re from? Sometimes it’s a little of both. Sometimes, it just takes a little bit of interest, a couple of various jobs, and a…Hawaii5 min read
Published in Conservation in the Pacific Islands·May 3Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge Blesses New Mural at the Education PavilionKeālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge announced the addition of a mosaic mural to the refuge’s education pavilion. The mural was made possible through a robust partnership with The Friends of Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge and refuge visitor…20222 min read
Published in Conservation in the Pacific Islands·Feb 24U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Proposes Draft Recovery Plan For 50 Endangered And Threatened Species In HawaiʻiThe proposed draft recovery plan will seek public comment on partnership-driven efforts to prevent extinctions and put species on a path to recovery By Jordan Akiyama, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has published a draft recovery plan for 50 endangered and…20225 min read
Published in Conservation in the Pacific Islands·Feb 16U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes a Recovery Plan for 44 Endangered Hawaiian Species within Maui NuiThe proposed draft recovery plan will seek public comment on partnership-driven efforts to prevent extinctions and put species on a path to recovery By Jordan Akiyama, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has published a draft recovery plan for 44 endangered species…20224 min read
Published in Conservation in the Pacific Islands·Feb 8Conservation Introductions: Making Moves in Species ManagementBy Kaitlyn Landfield, Science Communications Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service On tiny islands in the vast Pacific Ocean, thousands of species found nowhere else evolved over eons in isolation. In modern times, these unique plants and animals have faced an onslaught of threats such as habitat loss, foreign diseases…Pacific Islands7 min read
Published in Conservation in the Pacific Islands·Jan 26U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seek Entries for the Junior Duck Stamp National ContestThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Junior Duck Stamp Program uses a combination of art and science to engage students in environmental conservation and stewardship. This dynamic education program uses both conservation and art and design principles to teach wetland habitat and waterfowl biology to students in kindergarten through high…Hawaii3 min read
Published in Conservation in the Pacific Islands·Jan 25Hundreds of Seabirds Assisted During Hawaiʻi’s Seabird Fallout SeasonBy Jordan Akiyama, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Hawaiʻi’s seabird fallout season, which takes place roughly between September 15 and December 15 each year, has ended. Every fall, young seabirds leave their nest to take their first flight towards the ocean and can become disoriented by artificial…20224 min read
Published in Conservation in the Pacific Islands·Jan 19Increased Winter Storms Impact Wildlife and Infrastructure at Midway AtollBy Ivan Vicente, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service On each New Year’s Day, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and Battle of Midway National Memorial is predominantly covered by over a million albatrosses and hundreds of thousands of their eggs — a marvelous sight seen nowhere else on…Midway Atoll4 min read
Published in Conservation in the Pacific Islands·Dec 29, 2021Chat With a Scientist: Hawaiian Pollinator EditionIn the early 1900s the yellow-faced bees were some of the most commonly found insects in Hawaiʻi. By the early 2000s they were in sharp decline, and in 2015 seven species of Hawaiian yellow-faced bee were added to the federal Endangered Species List. We spoke with U.S. Fish and Wildlife…20215 min read
