February 23, 2016
Wisdom Hatches her 40th Chick!
This week is National Invasive Species Awareness Week! Did you know that invasive species like rats prey on native bird…
February 20, 2016
Wisdom the Laysan Albatross Hatches Yet Another Chick
Wisdom the Laysan Albatross, the world’s oldest known bird producing offspring in the wild, has recently hatched yet another chick. Laysan…
February 20, 2016
Famous Giant Turtle Dies–Only Three Left on Earth
“Cu Rua,” the Critically Endangered Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle, was over 100 years old when he died in Late January. He left…
February 20, 2016
Scientists Call on Government to Fund Kaho’olawe Restoration
A group of 512 scientists and members of the Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation signed a declaration calling for…
February 20, 2016
California Condors Rise From the Brink of Extinction
From 22 to 235 individuals in the wild! Our spirits soar with the news of California Condors rebounding from the…
February 20, 2016
Six-Legged Giant Finds Secret Hideaway, Hides For 80 Years
Giant insects-“Tree Lobsters”-of Lord Howe Island were once thought to be extinct. The island had been overrun with rats that…
February 20, 2016
Is Marrying Ecology and Economics Essential?
What is the value of the natural world? Can it be put in economic terms? What are different peoples’ perspectives…
February 20, 2016
Officials Look to Add 49 Hawaiian Species to Endangered List
Hawaii is very rich in biodiversity, however, many of the island’s native species face a myriad of threats. Invasive species…