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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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. Sometimes, it just takes a little bit of interest, a couple of various jobs, and a…