PALYMYRA ATOLL, Hawaii (KHON2) — Nature has an amazing ability to recover from human interference. But, sometimes, even nature a bit of help to reverse human interference. This has lead organizations ...

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 ...

Researcher Carol Wolf is almost hidden by seedlings established after the eradication of invasive rats from Palmyra Atoll. (Photo by Island Conservation) Researchers have documented dramatic positive ...

HONOLULU--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announces that artificial intelligence (AI) powered imagery analysis detected two more seabird species at Palmyra Atoll (earlier this year, a ...

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 ...

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 ...

But the atoll is far from unspoiled, Mordecai continues. “The most human impact it’s had was during World War II when there were about 2,400 troops.” Considering the brevity of the soldiers’ ...

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 ...