WAILUKU – Nine extinct-in-the wild sihek (also known as Guam kingfishers) arrived at their new home at The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) preserve and research station at Palmyra Atoll, 1,000 miles south ...

WAILUKU–Six sihek (Guam kingfisher) are now officially living in the wild in the tropical forests of Palmyra Atoll. This release marks the first time since the 1980’s these beautiful birds will reside ...

The Palmyra Atoll has no indigenous population, making it ideal for scientific research. Those who work there live in rustic conditions amid what... Living in Paradise on the Palmyra Atoll Palmyra ...

Both birds were believed to have been extirpated, or made locally extinct, during World War II, likely due to disturbances to their habitat and the introduction of predatory, invasive rats. TNC ...

The Guam kingfisher has been extinct in the wild for almost 40 years but thanks to an intense international conservation effort, this species is now poised on the brink of being released back into the ...

The answer is... Palmyra Atoll! Near the geographic center of the Pacific Ocean, the Line Islands stretch across the equator along a 1,460-mile (2,350-kilometer) arc. Toward the northern end of the ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Sihek bird, an endangered animal who recently returned to the wild, has laid eggs on their new home at Palmyra Atoll, an island in the Pacific. The eggs laid mark the first wild ...

Sihek flying out of temporary soft-release home into forests of Palmyra Atoll. Photo by the Zoological Society of London It’s been 35 years since this “cerulean blue and cinnamon” colored bird has ...

The first generation of wild Guam kingfishers in decades could soon hatch on a new island home in the Pacific Ocean. The Guam kingfisher, also known as Sihek, was last seen in the wild in 1988. It was ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Three birds from Pittsburgh's National Aviary have arrived at their new home in the Pacific Ocean, where they'll play an important role in returning their species to the wild for ...