10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
However, they were refound on Buldir Island, a remote island that never had any introduced mammals. With such a restricted range, the duck is still at risk of stochastic events (in other words, Mother Nature), and disease is a recurring problem on Midway, but the species is in much better shape than they were a hundred years ago.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 22, 2012
New Zealand has one of the direst records of extinction is modern times, second on really to Hawaii in terms of bird species lost. The initial solution was translocation, but there were a limited amount of islands on which you could place species without mammals being a problem, and they were only very small islands.
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 25, 2013
The Channel Islands have all sorts of species and subspecies that are endemic to the islands, including mammals, reptiles, plants, and of course birds, many of which are nonmigratory. I can’t finish this post without mentioning marine mammals. Aside from birds, people really seem to like Island Foxes.
10,000 Birds
JULY 6, 2011
Until recently the species certainly only hung on to existence on two small islands in that group, but this distribution is an artefact of a long decline. The species in fact used to occur across New Zealand, but declined quickly with the arrival of introduced mammals.
Critter News
NOVEMBER 7, 2009
“The overall numbers are still tiny compared with the original populations before whaling started, but the trend is at last in the right direction,” said John Calambokidis, a marine scientist whose research on whale movements and populations has just been published in the journal Marine Mammal Science.
Critter News
APRIL 8, 2010
The psychological impact of over-hunting on the highly intelligent and sociable animals has been identified as the latest threat to the survival of the species. But now a French scientist has said the majestic mammals - which can reach 80ft in length and weigh the same as a passenger jet - could also suffer from heartbreak.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 17, 2015
The Refuge is now home to nearly 200 species of birds, over 50 species of mammals, 25 species of reptiles and amphibians, and a wide variety of insects, fish and plants. The Louisiana black bear’s threatened status warrants protection under sections 7 and 9 of the Endangered Species Act.
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