December 5, 2018
Wisdom and Akeakamai Return to Midway for Another Nesting Season
Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird and her mate, Akeakamai, have returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge to…
June 21, 2018
Getting to Know the Friends of Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
Midway Atoll is a vital seabird conservation area where millions of birds go to breed and nest every year. Luckily,…
April 19, 2018
Do Bird-eating Mice Pose a Danger to Wisdom the Albatross?
Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, has survived more than six decades of trials and tribulations, but Midway Atoll’s…
April 18, 2018
Protecting the Seabirds of Midway Atoll
Learn about the Midway Seabird Protection Project and the threat invasive mice pose to native and endangered seabirds in critical…
April 10, 2018
Did Albatross Inspire these 80’s Hairstyles?
These Albatross look eerily similar to certain 80’s icons… Every teenager goes through phases, and Albatross are no exception. The…
March 22, 2018
Draft Environmental Assessment Released for Midway Seabird Protection Project
Conservationists are hopeful for an invasive-free future for Midway Atoll as the public comment period for the draft environmental assessment…
February 14, 2018
How Removing Rats Helped to Save Midway’s Seabirds
A project to remove invasive rats from Midway Atoll in 1995 left the island to flourish, but invasive mice continue…
January 22, 2018
Midway’s Albatross: A New Threat Puts the World’s Largest Colony at Risk
The world’s largest Albatross breeding colony returns to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge every year, but predation by invasive mice…
January 3, 2018
Wisdom Returns to Midway Atoll
he world’s oldest known Laysan Albatross, Wisdom, has returned to Midway Atoll to nest once again. Wisdom, a Laysan Albatross…