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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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Hope Takes Flight: Once-Extinct Sihek Lays Eggs in the Wild for First Time in Nearly 40 Years
In a remarkable win for wildlife conservation, a bird once declared extinct in the wild is now laying eggs again—proof that ...
The Unlikely Comeback Story of a Once-Extinct Tropical Bird
The Guam kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus), last seen in the wild in 1988, is making a comeback. Thanks to years of ...
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In 2024, "Extinct" Sihek Were Released Into The Wild After 36 Years. Now, They’ve Laid Their First Eggs
Some good news from the Palmyra Atoll: following its successful release back into the wild in 2024, the sihek – also known as ...
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Bird species lost from the wild for almost 40 years laid first eggs on new island home
Sihek – an endangered bird recently returned to the wild – have laid eggs on their new Pacific island home at Palmyra Atoll, ...
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Biologists Rejoice as Extremely Rare Guam Kingfishers Lay Their First Wild Eggs in Nearly 40 Years
The brightly colored birds are extinct in the wild, having disappeared from their native Guam in 1988 due to the introduction ...
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Guam kingfishers lay first eggs in wild in more than 40 years
The Guam kingfisher, also known as Sihek, was last seen in the wild in 1988. It was decimated by the brown tree snake, which was accidentally introduced to Guam in the 1940s. Realizing that the ...
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Guam Kingfisher Breeds In Wild For First Time In 40 Years
Such was the case with the Guam kingfisher – known locally as the Sihek – when it was recently announced that the bird ...
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Once-extinct bird species lays first wild eggs in 40 years
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 ...
'Extinct' Bird Lays Eggs in the Wild After 40 Years
A bird once declared extinct in the wild has just laid eggs in Hawaii. The sihek vanished by the 1980s after the accidental ...