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The Sihek is among the most endangered bird species in the world. For the first time in almost 40 years, recently released Siheks have laid eggs in the wild. Conservationists hope to release more ...

"It's hard not to feel like a proud parent seeing them out there thriving and making history," London Zoo bird keeper Charlotte James said Jonny Shepherd/TNC-ZSL; TNC-ZSL The once-extinct Sihek bird ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HONOLULU (KHON) – The Sihek bird, an ...

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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 eggs from ...

A once-extinct bird is laying eggs in the wild for the first time in nearly 40 years. Sihek, a now-endangered bird returned to the wild in 2024, has laid wild eggs in its new home in Hawaii, according ...