The Nature Conservancy Hawai'i

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the reopening of the Betty Nagamine Bliss Overlook in a re-dedication ceremony, May 9, 2023. The overlook, which is part of the Honouliuli Unit of Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge in ʻEwa Beach, has been closed to the public since it was destroyed...

Press Release

May 9, 2023

A sihek stand on a branch in a cage. It is cinnamon orange with metallic blue wings and tail. It's beak is large and black and it has a metallic blue stripe retreating from its eye like mascara.

Final Rule for the Experimental Population of Sihek

Endemic to the island of Guam, the sihek (Guam kingfisher) has been extinct in the wild since the 1980s due to the accidental introduction of the brontree snake. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced the publication of the final rule establishing a nonessential experimental population of...

Press Release

Apr 13, 2023

Experimental Population of Sihek at Palmyra Atoll

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing the experimental population of sihek (Guam kingfisher) at The Nature Conservancy’s Palmyra Atoll Preserve. Captive bred sihek would be released on Palmyra Atoll as an experimental population under section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act, which...

Press Release

Aug 31, 2022

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