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Bird species once only found in captivity lays first wild eggs in 40 years
The birds were eliminated when the invasive brown treesnake was accidentally introduced to the island of Guam in the '40s.
Brown pelicans are starving across California. Wildlife experts think they know why
JD Bergeron felt the dread return this spring when worried volunteers kept showing up at International Bird Rescue’s wildlife facilities with starving brown pelicans.  It’s happening again, Bergeron ...
Endangered bird species lays eggs in the wild, the 1st in almost 40 years
The Sihek is among the most endangered bird species in the world. For the first time in almost 40 years, recently released ...
Once-Extinct Bird Is Now Laying Eggs in the Wild for the First Time in Nearly 40 Years
A once-extinct bird has laid eggs in the wild for the first time in nearly 40 years. After returning to the wild in 2024, the ...
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Endangered birds return to the wild at Palmyra Atoll after decades of conservation work
Catherine Cruz reports on the sihek, an endangered bird that recently returned to the wild and laid eggs at their new Pacific ...
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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 ... were decimated when the brown tree snake was accidentally introduced to the islands in the 1940s, zoo officials say.
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Invasive little fire ants threat to Guam's endangered birds eradicated
A new major threat to Guam’s endangered birds has been stopped in its tracks. The Guam Department of Agriculture has ...
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Endangered bird species lays eggs in the wild, the 1st in almost 40 years
The Sihek is among the most endangered bird species in the world ... almost decimated by an invasive snake species known as the brown tree snake. These snakes came to Guam in the 1940s on shipping ...