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Conservation in the Pacific Islands

·May 26

Benton Pang shares cultural traditions in celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

By Jan Peterson, for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Pacific Region May is a very special month in Hawai‘i. It begins on May 1 with Lei Day, a holiday on which everyone is encouraged to share the spirit of aloha by giving and receiving lei. That date also marks…

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Benton Pang shares cultural traditions in celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and…
Benton Pang shares cultural traditions in celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and…

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Conservation in the Pacific Islands

·May 16

James Kwon — Aspiring Leader, Learning to Step Up

By Jordan Akiyama, Public Affairs Specialist, USFWS Hawaiʻi is home to 44% of the nations plant species listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Today there are approximately 1,400 native Hawaiian plants remaining in the wild and almost 90% of those are found no where else in the world…

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James Kwon — Aspiring Leader, Learning to Step Up
James Kwon — Aspiring Leader, Learning to Step Up
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May 15

Lauren Weisenberger — Celebrating ESA 50th with the Plant Recovery Coordinator in Hawaiʻi

By Nanea Valeros, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service This year is the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, a law that has been a powerful catalyst for conservation of America’s most treasured fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats. In the Pacific Region, our Tribes, state and…

Endangered Species

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Lauren Weisenberger — Celebrating ESA 50th with the Plant Recovery Coordinator in Hawaiʻi
Lauren Weisenberger — Celebrating ESA 50th with the Plant Recovery Coordinator in Hawaiʻi
Endangered Species

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Conservation in the Pacific Islands

·May 9

Spotlight Species: Guam Kingfisher (Sihek)

Scientific Name: Todiramphus cinnamominus Chamorro Name: Sihek Common Name: Guam kingfisher Status: Extinct in the wild The sihek is endemic to the forest of Guam. Visually striking in appearance, its head and chest is adorned with cinnamon-orange feathers, while bright blue metallic feathers cover its wings and tail. A black…

Wildlife

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Spotlight Species: Guam Kingfisher (Sihek)
Spotlight Species: Guam Kingfisher (Sihek)
Wildlife

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Conservation in the Pacific Islands

·Apr 27

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands First Scientific Journey -THE TANAGER EXPEDITIONS — 100 Years Later

By Ivan Vicente, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service This year is the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, a law that has been a powerful catalyst for conservation of America’s most treasured fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats. In the Pacific Region, our Tribes, state and…

History

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Northwestern Hawaiian Islands First Scientific Journey -THE TANAGER EXPEDITIONS — 100 Years Later
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands First Scientific Journey -THE TANAGER EXPEDITIONS — 100 Years Later
History

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Conservation in the Pacific Islands

·Feb 3

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces the Technical Corrections for the Names of 60 Species in the Pacific Islands

The Corrections Address Changes to Scientific and Common Names of Species Listed Under the Endangered Species Act HONOLULU — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has announced the technical corrections for 60 species in the Pacific Islands that are listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act…

2023

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces the Technical Corrections for the Names of 60 Species…
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces the Technical Corrections for the Names of 60 Species…
2023

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Conservation in the Pacific Islands

·Jan 6

Small Urban Wildlife Refuge Crucial To Birds’ Survival

By Jan Peterson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Region Joshua Ream’s studies and career has taken him all over the nation, from Pennsylvania and Tennessee to Alaska and now, Hawai‘i. After enjoying jobs with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as…

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Small Urban Wildlife Refuge Crucial To Birds’ Survival
Small Urban Wildlife Refuge Crucial To Birds’ Survival
Profile

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Conservation in the Pacific Islands

·Sep 27, 2022

Resonating with Uninhabited Landscapes: When Remote Islands Become Home for Rachel Rounds

By Ivan Vicente, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service When most people meet employees of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, their imagination goes where the name of the agency takes them: “An employee that serves fish and wildlife for the United States”. The extent of how and…

Conservation

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Resonating with Uninhabited Landscapes: When Remote Islands Become Home for Rachel Rounds
Resonating with Uninhabited Landscapes: When Remote Islands Become Home for Rachel Rounds
Conservation

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Conservation in the Pacific Islands

·Sep 19, 2022

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes an Experimental Population of Sihek at Palmyra Atoll with the Help of Partners

To 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…

Guam

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes an Experimental Population of Sihek at Palmyra Atoll with…
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes an Experimental Population of Sihek at Palmyra Atoll with…
Guam

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Conservation in the Pacific Islands

·May 18, 2022

The Path Towards Conservation — Jiny Kim

What 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. …

Hawaii

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The Path Towards Conservation — Jiny Kim
The Path Towards Conservation — Jiny Kim
Hawaii

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