‘Palm-sized birds’ extinct in the wild since 1988 make ‘monumental’ return to island
It’s been 35 years since this “cerulean blue and cinnamon” colored bird has flown free in the wild. The Guam kingfisher was ...
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A B-1B Lancer Got the “Birdbath” Treatment in Guam
The sprayed fresh water from the installation on Guam is necessary to remove corrosive substances, including salt accumulated ...
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Figure Set 3: Brown Tree Snakes and Bird Extinctions on the Island of Guam
Guam is a tiny island halfway between Japan and New Guinea (which is north of Australia). Many lovely forest birds were abundant on Guam - birds with names like the White-tailed Tropicbird, the ...
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Lawsuit Seeks to Protect Guam’s Endangered Species From Construction, Operation of U.S. Marine Corp Base
The 4,000-acre base, which officially opened in January, threatens the last individual of a tree species known as håyun lågu on Guam, three extirpated bird species — Guam kingfisher (sihek), Mariana ...
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Moylan renews call for United to allow civilians traveling with their pets to and from Guam
In a Jan. 15 letter to United Airlines chief executive officer president John Scott Kirby, Moylan also asked the airline once again to reinstate the repatriation of Guam’s native birds facing ...
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Micronesian Kingfisher
The Micronesian kingfisher is native to Guam, where it thrived until the brown tree snake was accidentally introduced to the island. The snake made easy prey of many species of birds which were ...
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Monument to the birds of Guam
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