Extinct-In-The-Wild Birds Released Into Wild For First Time In 40 Years
Global conservation partnership releases the first captive-bred population of Guam kingfishers into the rainforests on ...
‘Tiny’ creature went extinct in wild decades ago. Now there’s a ‘momentous’ birth
Conservationists stumbled across the rare creature during their annual release of zoo-born snails in French Polynesia.
'Extinct in the wild' no more: An extremely tiny snail species was saved by St. Louis zoologists
The small snail is the very first invertebrate species to ever be successfully reintroduced into the wild after going extinct ...
'Extinct' snails found breeding in French Polynesia following a successful reintroduction project
A species of tropical tree snail is no longer extinct in the wild following a successful reintroduction project.
Zookeepers rear bird that was extinct in the wild
The sihek are native to the forests of Guam, a Pacific island, and are culturally important to the CHamoru people. First ...
‘Palm-sized birds’ extinct in the wild since 1988 make ‘monumental’ return to island
The Guam kingfisher was deemed extinct in the wild in 1988. Twenty-nine of them were rescued and taken to zoos across the ...
Once-extinct snail species found after 40 years in French Polynesia
A once-extinct snail species has been found after four decades in French Polynesia::Conservationists found them ...
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Hand-Reared Guam Kingfishers Released After Being Extinct In The Wild Since 1988
The beautiful orange and blue Guam kingfisher ( Todiramphus cinnamominus ), also known as the sihek, has been extinct in its ...
Rare kingfisher birds released back into wild for first time in 40 years
The Guam kingfisher - also known as a sihek - went extinct in the wild almost forty years ago. Now, six of the birds have ...
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‘Palm-sized birds’ extinct in the wild since 1988 make ‘monumental’ return to island
It’s been 35 years since this “cerulean blue and cinnamon” colored bird has flown free in the wild. The Guam kingfisher was deemed extinct in the wild in 1988. Twenty-nine of them were ...
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‘Palm-sized birds’ extinct in the wild since 1988 make ‘monumental’ return to island
Photo by the Zoological Society of London It’s been 35 years since this “cerulean blue and cinnamon” colored bird has flown free in the wild. The Guam kingfisher was deemed extinct in the ...