The Jekyll Island Authority has launched an online dashboard featuring two interactive maps that provide real-time data on turtle activity, including terrapins and sea turtles, on and near the Coastal ...

The birds will be harnessed with tiny trackers to easily monitor their activity flying around Palmyra Atoll, post release. Once the technicians are confident that the birds are ready for their new ...

The coral reefs of Palmyra Atoll, part of Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument, provide nurseries for many fish species. Andrew S. Wright/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via Flickr ...

Thanks to years of dedication and the steadfast efforts of the Sihek Recovery Program team, Guam kingfishers have been reintroduced to the wild—not yet in Guam itself, but on Palmyra Atoll ...

Some good news from the Palmyra Atoll: following its successful release back into the wild in 2024, the sihek – also known as the Guam kingfisher – has laid its first eggs in the wild in ...

Last fall, four females and five males were released at The Nature Conservancy’s Palmyra Atoll Preserve, an island about 1,000 miles south of Honolulu, Hawaii. Three of those birds came from the ...

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

I recently returned from a 10-week trip assisting with sihek Guåhan (Guam kingfisher) monitoring at The Nature Conservancy’s Palmyra Atoll Preserve. Last year, nine sihek were released into the ...

Palmyra Atoll and Kingman Reef, both within the area, are considered among the most pristine coral reefs in the world, each providing habitats for a wide range of fish and other species.

The Sihek Recovery Program released nine young Sihek — four females and five males — at TNC's Palmyra Atoll Preserve in Hawaii during September 2024. Zookeepers raised and nurtured the birds ...