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 nesting habitat on Midway Atoll.

Featured photo: Laysan Albatross nesting on Midway Atoll. Credit: Kristi Lapenta / USFWS
Originally Published by the US Fish and Wildlife Service

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