10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Guam Rail Gallirallus owstoni. Photo copyright The Smithsonian’s National Zoo, taken from the Guam Rail page. . The Guam Rail Gallirallus owstoni is, as most of you will know and the remainder will have guessed, native to Guam… in the South Pacific… a long, long way from Puerto Rico and the V.I.

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Puerto Rico Guam Virgin Islands Feral 230

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Then a little later there was a spot of bother with DDT, but we pulled out of that one ok, with a toolbox that would surely stand us in good stead if we only had the will to use it – legislation and literature, captive breeding programs, nest platforms. We could do it! Then the 80s happened.

California Condor 240

California Condor Guam Whaling Whales 240

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

territories are Guam (pop. Although most conservation research focuses on northern breeding grounds, many ABA Area birds spend most of the year elsewhere. The Puerto Rican Parrot and its captive-breeding program has been extensively studied, as has the Pearly-eyed Thrasher, among others. The only other populated U.S.

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Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Hawaii United States 196

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

True to form, the United States Department of Agriculture seems less concerned about the health or status of Yellow Bitterns and more about managing the birds on Guam to minimize threats to aviation safety. There was a breeding pair at Binjiang Forest Park this June. Not going for the obvious either. Sometimes it works.

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Birds Sparrows Mountain Goats Protection 243