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Reference Stattersfield, Crosby, Long and Wege 1998 ) and is home to 31 resident land and wetland birds, 13 resident seabirds, and more than 100 migrant or vagrant birds (Reichel and Glass Reference Reichel and Glass 1991 , Wiles Reference Wiles 2005 ). (cambridge.org)
Home to tufted puffins such as those shown above, as well as to the highest concentration of breeding seabirds on Canada's Pacific coast, the Scott Islands archipelago is the first national wildlife area set aside for marine protection in 45 years. (pewtrusts.org)
Located at an upwelling of cold, nutrient-rich water supporting Pacific sand lance, saury, krill, and other forage fish that sustain colonies of seabirds and sea lions, the Scott Islands are protected as a national wildlife area (NWA). (pewtrusts.org)
Though erosion has over time reduced the original size of the island, it has left a unique landscape of mountains, cliffs and islets that provide refuge to more than a dozen seabirds, including the red-tailed tropic bird (left). (nwf.org)
The rugged forested island is the largest of the four islands in the Aleipata Marine Protected Area and supports a range of breeding seabirds including red-footed booby, brown booby, brown noddy, white-tailed tropicbird, and bridled tern. (sprep.org)
SPREP's recently released Pacific Islands Regional Marine Species Programme (PIRMSP) 2022-2026 includes a new Action Plan for Seabirds of the Pacific. (sprep.org)

The campaign organizers and advertising agency worked with a local bird store, Wild Birds Unlimited , to design the board to be appealing to birds. (khon2.com)
The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it. (birdforum.net)
Japanese B encephalitis is an exotic, mosquito-borne disease affecting many animals, including wild birds, horses, swine and people. (iastate.edu)
Other known or suspected reservoirs include snakes, lizards, many wild birds and chickens. (iastate.edu)
In addition, the raising of free-range domestic poultry resulted in contact with wild birds, and increased the likelihood of transmission of the virus to humans. (who.int)
Characterization of Avian Influenza Virus H10-H12 Subtypes Isolated from Wild Birds in Shanghai, China from 2016 to 2019. (cdc.gov)

Infected mosquitoes feed on a wide range of mammals, birds and reptiles. (iastate.edu)
And ticks become infected when they feed on infected hosts, such as small mammals or birds, which are reservoirs to this bacteria. (cdc.gov)
And the bacteria is maintained in a similar way by different reservoir hosts (mammals and birds), which play an important role in infecting ticks in the wildlife cycle. (cdc.gov)

They are listed and protected under the U.S. Migratory Bird Treaty Act. (nps.gov)
In Guinea-Bissau and some other African countries, natural parks were host to various species of migratory birds. (who.int)
Do migratory birds have a better immune system? (lu.se)

Initiating activities that directly address the problems and challenges for dugong and turtle conservation in the Pacific Islands, and identifying regional priorities and pilot projects to further dugong and marine turtle conservation in dugong Pacific Island Range States (New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu). (cms.int)
As the dugong Range States also have regionally important populations of marine turtles, the project leveraged existing funding from a voluntary contribution by Australia in 2008 to progress marine conservation in the Pacific Island and new funding provided by the UNEP/CMS office - Abu Dhabi. (cms.int)
The project aimed to initiate activities that directly address problems and challenges for dugong and turtle conservation in the Pacific Islands, and to identify regional priorities and pilot projects to further dugong and marine turtle conservation in Pacific Range States. (cms.int)
In 2014, we brought together 14 experts representing biologists and managers familiar with the species and island to develop a conservation strategy under a structured decision making (SDM) framework, an approach for making complex decisions under uncertainty. (usgs.gov)
With declining trends for some native species on neighbouring islands, the increasing and stable trends on Aguiguan is good news for forest bird populations in the region, as Aguiguan populations can help support conservation efforts on other islands in the archipelago. (cambridge.org)
But a pioneering conservation program launched by island residents in 1980 rescued the birds at the very last moment, raising their numbers from 17 to nearly 300. (nwf.org)
A research team from Samoa's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment(MNRE), the Samoa Conservation Society (SCS) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) accompanied by Aotearoa NZ seabird expert Chris Gaskin undertook a seabird survey on Nuútele Island, 1.3 kms off Upolu, Samoa this week. (sprep.org)
Funding was provided through the Birds New Zealand Pacific Islands Bird Conservation and Research Fund . (sprep.org)

A recent study found Pacific-slope flycatchers on Santa Rosa to prefer pine, chaparral, woodland and riparian habitats. (nps.gov)
Nesting habitat in more open and drier habitats on Channel Islands for the distinct island flycatcher occurs among eucalyptus shade trees or in oak clumps in canyon bottoms, foraging over coastal scrub and opuntia cactus (Johnson 1980). (nps.gov)
The isolation from predators that these offshore islands provide makes them critical nesting habitats for many endangered sea turtles and birds," he says. (newscientist.com)

The island of Aguiguan, also known as Goat Island or Aguijan, is part of the Mariana archipelago, a chain of 15 islands located in the western Pacific ( Figure 1 ). (cambridge.org)
The Seribuat Archipelago is composed of many islands, which are located off Pahang state in the north and Johor state in the south. (marineornithology.org)
The Scott Islands archipelago rises above some of the most treacherous waters off the British Columbia coast, known for strong currents and battering waves that crash into the islands' steep, craggy cliffs. (pewtrusts.org)
Midway Islands have become the most famous locality in the northwestern part of the Hawaiian archipelago. (archive.org)

On Kaua'i Island, Hawai'i, USA, forest bird species have experienced accelerated declines over the last 20 years, and 2 species, the 'akikiki (Oreomystis bairdi) and 'akeke'e (Loxops caeruleirostris), are now at the brink of extinction. (usgs.gov)
Both species face multiple threats, and managers face difficult decisions on whether to mitigate threats in the wild, establish a captive population as insurance against extinction, translocate birds to novel locations, or some combination of these actions. (usgs.gov)
Extinct in the wild (EW): 5 species Critically endangered (CR): 223 species Endangered (EN): 460 species Vulnerable (VU): 798 species Near threatened (NT): 1,001 species Least concern (LC): 8,460 species Data deficient (DD): 46 species About 129 species of birds have become extinct since 1500, and the rate of extinction seems to be increasing. (wikipedia.org)
Currently there are approximately 10,000 living species of birds, with over 1,480 at risk of extinction and 223 critically endangered. (wikipedia.org)
It was tough to watch this week as the Obama administration refused to provide Endangered Species Act protection to the greater sage grouse -- an iconic bird of the American West threatened with extinction by fossil fuel development, livestock grazing, off-road vehicles and other human impacts. (biologicaldiversity.org)
The situation in the Solomon Islands is a window into what may happen - entire nations could be facing extinction. (newscientist.com)
When local residents launched a plan to save the bird from extinction in the 1980s, fewer than 20 survived. (nwf.org)

Endemic to Christmas Island. (birdforum.net)
22 Whataroa virus has been detected only in bird populations and two endemic mosquito species ( Culex pervigilans and Culiseta tonnoiri ) to date, around Whataroa township on New Zealand's South Island. (who.int)

Like most flycatchers, Pacific-slope flycatchers are insect eaters and they can be seen watching from a perch, at any level within shady parts of the forest, and then flying out to catch insects in the air. (nps.gov)
Dense and dark, it was alive with birds, insects and lizards, but sometimes impenetrable to humans. (teara.govt.nz)
Sunlight filters through the lush foliage, and birds and insects thrive. (teara.govt.nz)

Broad-billed moa, Euryapteryx curtus (North and South Island, New Zealand, late 15th century? (wikipedia.org)
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - South Pacific leaders are heading to the stunning beautiful island of Aitutaki to discuss climate change and other regional concerns. (wpri.com)
In addition, a suite of engravings of New Zealand birds drawn by French artists. (otago.ac.nz)
The objective of this study was to survey for known and other potential arboviral zoonoses in multiple bird species at four locations in New Zealand. (who.int)

The outbreak of Cryptococcus gattii infection was first detected back in 1999 and, by 2002, it had been diagnosed in 46 residents and 6 visitors who had traveled to the Island from the mainland. (cdc.gov)

Citing the bird-based Spanish Flu outbreak of 1920, and the H5N1 outbreak in Hong Kong in 1997, Gregor writes, "the worry is that the virus never stands still but is always mutating. (nypost.com)
The Hong Kong outbreak, which originated in a bird market, "started with a three-year-old boy in Hong Kong, whose sore throat and tummy ache turned into a disease that curdled his blood and killed him within a week from acute respiratory and organ failure. (nypost.com)
Molecular Characterization of Dengue Type 2 Outbreak in Pacific Islands Countries and Territories, 2017-2020. (cdc.gov)
Dan Rutz] Well thanks for that explanation but tell us more, please, about the Vancouver Island outbreak. (cdc.gov)

The Landsborough is a stronghold for mohua and likely to support more than 2000 birds. (doc.govt.nz)
The birth cohort of the Pacific Islands Families (PIF) study was born in the year 2000. (bvsalud.org)

Tokong Burung (made up of three islands) hosts the largest colony of Bridled Terns in the region, with more than 10 000 pairs estimated, making it one of the largest colonies of the species in Southeast Asia. (marineornithology.org)
The bird colonies are so dense that from some lookout points, it's impossible to see the ground. (nwf.org)

The large native parrots joined the growing number of forest birds tallied as the Department of Conservation's long-running bird monitoring programme marked 25 years. (doc.govt.nz)

Bird population trends since 1982 were recently assessed on the neighbouring islands of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota indicating declines in some native species. (cambridge.org)

Five of the Solomon Islands have been swallowed whole by rising sea levels, offering a glimpse into the future of other low-lying nations. (newscientist.com)
Sea levels in the Solomon Islands have been climbing by 7 millimetres per year over the last two decades, due to a double whammy of global warming and stronger trade winds. (newscientist.com)
All the projections show that in the second half of the century, the rest of the globe will reach the rate of sea level rise that the Solomon Islands is currently experiencing," he says. (newscientist.com)
But gold was not found, and during World War II, the Solomon Islands, with Guadalcanal as its principal island, became known as one of the most brutal battlefields. (globaltimes.cn)
Eighty years later, the Solomon Islands have regained tranquility, but they remain one of the United Nations-listed world's least developed countries. (globaltimes.cn)
Additionally, a brand-new sports center has been completed, allowing the Solomon Islands to be a proud host of the upcoming Pacific Games. (globaltimes.cn)
In 2019, less than a month after establishing diplomatic relations with China, the Solomon Islands formally joined the Belt and Road Initiative. (globaltimes.cn)
Our country is collaborating closely with China as part of the Belt and Road Initiative, a transformative force in infrastructure development that plays a crucial role in our nation's progress," Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare told the Global Times. (globaltimes.cn)
The Solomon Islands is a representative of Pacific Island nations participating in the Belt and Road Innitiative. (globaltimes.cn)

The Collection now includes bird specimens from New Caledonia, including the iconic Kagu. (www.csiro.au)
Its most iconic native bird is the enigmatic but endangered Kagu, a kind of terrestrial rainforest heron whose closest living relative is the Sunbittern in South America. (www.csiro.au)

At the same time, Joseph and Lorenzo secured the necessary permits to enable Drew to bring the precious bird specimens to Australia. (www.csiro.au)
Octodon pacificus, commonly referred to as the Mocha Island degu, was initially described from specimens collected in 1959 at Mocha Island, a small coastal island located along the central coast of Chile. (researchgate.net)
Documented collections of archeozoological material obtained from Mocha Island only include specimens of O. pacificus, a finding that supports our 1st proposed scenario. (researchgate.net)
We detected Rickettsia africae , the agent of African tick-bite fever (ATBF), by amplification of fragments of gltA , ompA , and ompB genes from 3 specimens of Amblyomma loculosum ticks collected from humans and birds in New Caledonia. (cdc.gov)

Elsewhere the proposal includes Arizona's Yuman desert fringe-toed lizard, two Pacific Northwest torrent salamanders, Florida's pine snake and short-tailed snake, and wood turtles that live in the Midwest and Northeast. (biologicaldiversity.org)
Read more about the California and Arizona species, the wood turtles, the Pacific Northwest salamanders and the snakes in Florida. (biologicaldiversity.org)
In a number of studies, researchers at CAnMove have investigated how sea turtles and albatrosses manage to find the isolated islands to which they migrate to mate and lay their eggs. (lu.se)
Using satellite telemetry, wireless transfer of measurement data from a measurement object and GPS logs, researchers at CAnMove are able to compare migration and navigation of sea turtles on Ascension Island in the South Atlantic with that of the albatrosses on Crozet Island in the southern Indian Ocean, and on Midway Island in the Pacific. (lu.se)
THE GREEN SEA TURTLES (Chelonia mydas ) of Ascension Island can travel a long way over open water. (lu.se)
We captured and equipped a number of turtles with satellite transmitters, transported them by boat and released them in various locations in the ocean around Ascension Island. (lu.se)
The turtles which were released north and northwest of the island found their way back to Ascension without any apparent problems, and we believe that they used airborne information, possibly a scent signal, to find the right direction", says Susanne Åkesson. (lu.se)

The Department of Interior agreed that the species was declining and, in 1982, with 10,763 birds left in the wild, identified the white-eye as a candidate for listing. (earthjustice.org)
Densities for six of the nine native birds-White-throated Ground-dove Gallicolumba xanthonura , Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris , Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons , Golden White-eye Cleptornis marchei , Bridled White-eye Zosterops conspicillatus and Micronesian Starling Aplonis opaca -and the non-native bird-Island Collared-dove Streptopelia bitorquata -were significantly greater in 2008 than in 1982. (cambridge.org)
The factors behind the increasing trends for some species are unknown but may be related to increased forest cover on the island since 1982. (cambridge.org)

Canada has the world's longest shoreline, one that borders the Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacific oceans. (pewtrusts.org)

New Caledonia is a Pacific island group and overseas territory of France, home to many unique birds. (www.csiro.au)
The birds in the esky were from New Caledonia. (www.csiro.au)
2 nymphs collected from humans on Chesterfield Island, New Caledonia, and 1 female collected from birds on Walpole Island, New Caledonia. (cdc.gov)

The population of Pacific slope flycatcher breeding on the Channel Islands off southern California may actually be best treated as a distinct subspecies. (nps.gov)

Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 9: 437-442. (marineornithology.org)

Tons of plastic and other waste lines areas along the Thames Estuary shoreline, an important feeding ground for wading birds and other marine wildlife. (independent.co.uk)

The island subspecies is considered a summer resident on Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, and Anacapa. (nps.gov)
One of 51 subspecies of the Island Thrush! (birdforum.net)

The Pacific Swallow or Hill Swallow ( Hirundo tahitica ) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family . (earthlife.net)

The Australian National Wildlife Collection holds a significant collection of fauna and flora of New Guinea and the Pacific islands, critical to understanding the evolution of species in Australia and the wider Pacific. (www.csiro.au)
The Canadian Wildlife Service is working with local First Nations, marine industries, and conservationists to create a strong management plan for the marine NWA to ensure that these islands and their surrounding waters are conserved well into the future. (pewtrusts.org)

Seven islands were found to host significant numbers of terns (Black-naped Terns Sterna sumatrana , Bridled Terns Onychoprion anaethetus , Greater Crested Terns Thalasseus bergii , Lesser Frigatebirds Fregata ariel , and other bird species. (marineornithology.org)

Earthjustice, representing the Center for Biological Diversity, filed suit in federal district court today against the Bush administration for violating the federal Endangered Species Act by refusing to establish protected "critical habitat" areas for the endangered Rota bridled white-eye, a forest bird found only on the western Pacific island of Rota in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (earthjustice.org)
Réunion pochard, Aythya cf. innotata (Réunion, Mascarenes, c. 1690s) A bone of a pochard found on Réunion seems to resolve the reports of canards other than the Mascarene teal having occurred on the island. (wikipedia.org)
It is found in gardens and forests of India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, and some Pacific islands. (britannica.com)
A small yellowish flycatcher of shaded forests and streamsides, the Pacific-slope flycatcher is found throughout the Pacific Coast states, west of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges. (nps.gov)
It was not a real island then, but during his last research expedition found a "Plastic Island," walk on it, and captured with drone photo. (prlog.org)
Captain Moore said, "People used to think the "Garbage Soup" that he found in the Pacific Ocean was a "Plastic Island" and he would have to correct people that was not the case. (prlog.org)
Birds on Pacific Islands have been found with stomachs full of plastic bits. (wqln.org)
THE LORD HOWE WOODHEN is found only on its island namesake, which lies almost 400 miles off the east coast of Australia. (nwf.org)
As I edged closer, I found that these rare birds were surprisingly unafraid. (nwf.org)
More than two decades ago, the Lord Howe woodhen--a flightless bird found only on this two- by seven-mile scrap of land 391 miles east of Australia--nearly died out. (nwf.org)
Some potential breeding holes were found on top of the island but were not occupied. (sprep.org)
The team will return to the island early next year to replace batteries and memory cards in the recorders, and to check the burrows found during this survey. (sprep.org)
While journeying through several Pacific nations, each at different stages of development and with unique status, Global Times reporters found that the Belt and Road Initiative has ingeniously aligned with local development needs. (globaltimes.cn)
There are also many cases of the disease among domestic and wild animals, including some porpoises that were found dead along the coast of the Island. (cdc.gov)
Interestingly, one of the 3 papers that we have in this month's journal describes the isolation of Cryptococcus gattii from the wheel wells of the vehicles that they use to travel round the Island, and they also found it in wheel wells of vehicles on the mainland. (cdc.gov)

A particular focus was to look for signs of petrels or shearwaters, which formerly bred on the island but may have disappeared due to introduced predators such as rats and pigs. (sprep.org)
These birds, nest in holes (burrows) in the ground so they are especially vulnerable to predation from rats and pigs. (sprep.org)

As they motored across the lagoon in the Marshall Islands, deep in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the policemen stared at the specimen laid out on the deck before them. (mymodernmet.com)

Island species in general, and flightless island species in particular, are most at risk. (wikipedia.org)
The data indicate that several petrel species have been extirpated from the island and that former land bird inhabitants included at least two small pigeons and a flightless rail. (bioone.org)

More than half of the world's population of Cassin's auklets nest on the islands, along with large numbers of rhinoceros auklets and charismatic tufted puffins. (pewtrusts.org)
The Pacific Swallow builds a neat cup-shaped nest, constructed with mud pellets collected in the beak, under a cliff ledge or on a man-made structures such as a building, bridge or tunnel. (earthlife.net)

FILE - Lounging chairs wait for visitors on the beach at Aitutaki Lagoon Resort & Spa in Aitutaki, Cook Islands, June 2006. (wpri.com)
In a landmass smaller than the size of Manhattan, Lord Howe is home to some 300 year-round residents and crams in one extinct volcano, three mountains, three hills, one lagoon, at least four shipwrecks, five baby islets and Mother Nature only knows how many birds. (nwf.org)

The forthcoming Pacific Infrastructure Conference titled 'Developing Sustainable Resilient Infrastructure in the Blue Pacific' presents an unparalleled chance for businesses to capitalise on networking, learning, and growth opportunities. (apibc.org.au)
A resilient Pacific environment sustaining our livelihoods and natural heritage in harmony with our cultures. (sprep.org)

They include Queensland tick typhus ( R. australis ) along the east coast of Australia ( 2 ), Flinders Island spotted fever ( R. honei ) in southeast Australia ( 2 ), and variant Flinders Island spotted fever ( R. honei strain "marmionii") in eastern Australia ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)

Remarkably, the genetic divergence between O. bridgesii and O. pacificus is low, which suggests that 1 of 2 scenarios may be at play: the occurrence of a recent peripatric speciation process in O. pacificus, or the presence of O. bridgesii on Mocha Island. (researchgate.net)
While the core of Mocha Island is a national reserve, strong anthropogenic landscape modifications have affected the coastal plains-the only known habitat of O. pacificus. (researchgate.net)
Ocotodon pacificus fue descrito a partir de especímenes colectados en 1959 en Isla Mocha, una pequeña isla ubicada en la costa de Chile Central. (researchgate.net)
Cincuenta y siete años después de su único registro, mediante un estudio morfológico, reportamos la identificación de una carcasa de una hembra de O. pacificus colectada en la localidad tipo para la especie. (researchgate.net)
Con un elevado soporte de valores de probabilidad posterior, Octodon degu figura en un clado basal separado de un grupo hermano compuesto por Octodon lunatus, Octodon bridgesii y O. pacificus. (researchgate.net)
La alta similitud genética observada entre O. bridgesii y O. pacificus es sugestivo de dos posibles escenarios: la ocurrencia de un evento de especiación peripátrica, o que O. brigdesii posee una población en la Isla Mocha. (researchgate.net)
In the United States, it's a different species called Ixodes scapularis , which is the main tick vector in the northeastern and north-central U.S., and Ixodes pacificus on the Pacific coast. (cdc.gov)

IF NOT FOR LOCAL EFFORTS to save the woodhen, other imperiled species on the island, including the masked booby (left) and sooty tern (right), may have suffered from the impact of planned development. (nwf.org)

The surf towns of Tofino and rugged Ucluelet can be reached via Highway 4 across Vancouver Island. (hellobc.com)
Rugged beauty on the west coast of Vancouver Island. (hellobc.com)
Located on a deepwater ocean inlet in the heart of Vancouver Island. (hellobc.com)
And the January 2007 issue includes 3 articles about the spread of a rare fungus, Cryptococcus gattii, from Vancouver Island in Western Canada. (cdc.gov)
And finally it seems clear that this disease has only recently emerged on Vancouver Island. (cdc.gov)
What's very unusual about this is that Vancouver Island has a temperate climate, when previously Cryptococcus gattii had been thought to be restricted to tropical and subtropical climates. (cdc.gov)

Pacific-slope flycatchers on the Channel Islands are larger than individuals of mainland population. (nps.gov)
The island is so far east of the Australian mainland that it has its own time zone, a half hour ahead of Sydney. (nwf.org)

The cases among the people who lived on the Island were generally among those who lived along the warmer, drier, east coast of the Island. (cdc.gov)

On the churning Pacific coastline of British Columbia, the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve features the sandy beaches of the national park's Long Beach Unit, over 100 sheltered islets of the Broken Group Islands popular for kayaking expeditions, and the 75-kilometre multi-day West Coast Trail. (hellobc.com)

There are 50 million (or possibly 100 million from one source) red crabs on Christmas Island, and once a year around November they all migrate to the coast to lay their eggs. (birdforum.net)

Far from being the pristine 'deserted island' that people might imagine of such a remote place, Henderson Island is a shocking but typical example of how plastic debris is affecting the environment on a global scale," lead author Jennifer Lavers said in the University of Tasmania statement. (ibtimes.com)

Guam has lost over 60% of its native bird taxa in the last 30 years, many of them due to the introduced brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis). (wikipedia.org)
Parc Zoologique et Forrestier Michel Corbasson is a botanical garden and zoo where native New Caledonian animals, mostly birds, are on display. (www.csiro.au)
A doubling of kākā - drawn to mass flowering of native mistletoe - was a highlight of the annual bird count in the Landsborough valley last summer. (doc.govt.nz)
Data shows eight native bird species have steadily increased in number over this time, while six other species remain stable. (doc.govt.nz)
Native birds are continuing to increase including species like pīpipi/brown creeper, tītitipounamu/ rifleman and kākāriki/yellow-crowned parakeet - 25 years on from when we first started counting them here," says Colin O'Donnell. (doc.govt.nz)
Introduced birds have also declined as native birds have increased. (doc.govt.nz)
Composed of more compact soil, it has supported a growth of low shrub, including native species, since long before its discovery, and consequently it has been called Green Island. (archive.org)
The island, a territory of the United Kingdom, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site , with 10 plants and four birds native to it. (ibtimes.com)
On the Island itself, the fungus has been isolated from many different types of environmental sample, including more than 10 different native tree species, as well as soil, water, and air samples. (cdc.gov)

Raoul, Kermadec Islands, 1876) A megapode is said to have inhabited Raoul Island until the population was wiped out in a volcanic eruption. (wikipedia.org)
While long term population trends have not been quantified, Pacific-slope flycatchers are a species of Least Concern according to the IUCN Redlist. (nps.gov)

The Austral Islands in French Polynesia have a depauperate land bird fauna and until recently have been little investigated archaeologically or paleontologically to know whether this is natural. (bioone.org)

Brown booby on Nu'utele Island, Samoa. (sprep.org)

The survey team were able to confirm bridled tern likely to be nesting on the island for the first time and the potential breeding of great frigate birds. (sprep.org)

Many birds and other marine animals die with all kinds of plastic in their stomachs. (prlog.org)
And as more plastic is produced worldwide, it further will affect places like Henderson Island, and the animals that call it home. (ibtimes.com)
Dan Rutz] One article states that in the past travelers have carried Cryptococcus gattii from the Island to other areas, but now it's showing up in both people and animals without any contact with the Island. (cdc.gov)
Many species of domestic animals and birds carry these viruses. (msdmanuals.com)

The situation is exemplified by Hawaii, where 30% of all known recently extinct bird taxa originally lived. (wikipedia.org)
for many Pacific birds that became extinct shortly after European contact, however, this leaves an uncertainty period of over 100 years, because the islands on which they lived were only rarely visited by scientists. (wikipedia.org)
This includes spectacular birds-of-paradise as well as some extinct species. (www.csiro.au)

To illustrate how the BRI vision has become a reality over the past decade, Global Times reporters visited a variety of countries and regions in Southeast Asia, Africa, Central Asia, the South Pacific as well as Central and Eastern Europe, where they witnessed first-hand the success of the BRI and how it has improved life in those countries and regions. (globaltimes.cn)

these taxa are listed in List of Late Quaternary prehistoric bird species. (wikipedia.org)
Fifteen taxa are reported from the island, and a new species of rail in the genus Gallirallus is described. (bioone.org)

Three federally and locally listed endangered birds-Nightingale Reed-warbler Acrocephalus luscinius , Mariana Swiftlet Collocalia bartschi , and Micronesian Megapode Megapodius laperous )-were either not detected during the point-transect counts, the surveys were not appropriate for the species, or the numbers of birds detected were too small to estimate densities. (cambridge.org)
The ancestors of Māori were coastal dwellers from small Pacific islands. (teara.govt.nz)
Eighty miles offshore, a brutal storm killed the engine and nearly capsized the boat, sweeping the two men and their small vessel far from land and civilization in the heart of the Pacific Ocean. (mymodernmet.com)

There are plants and birds there that have deep and distant evolutionary connections to the rest of the world. (www.csiro.au)
Māori tribes did not live within the forest, but they used the plants for food, medicine and other resources, and hunted the birds. (teara.govt.nz)

It is 1150 nautical miles (1300 statute miles) northwest of Honolulu, 90 miles beyond Pearl and Hermes Reef, and 50 miles east of Kure, the final island of the chain. (archive.org)
Captain Brooks took possession of the two islands in the name of the United States, a peculiar proceeding in view of the flag of his vessel, owned by B.F. Snow of Honolulu. (archive.org)

In April this year, Alex Drew's overseas haul did just that- a large esky with 53 exotic birds. (www.csiro.au)

Located at the southward extension of China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the Pacific Island Countries (PICs) are economic and trade partners of China. (globaltimes.cn)
This is the fourth installment based on a voyage embarked by Global Times reporters to several island countries scattered across the South Pacific where they sought to uncover how the BRI has contributed to local development. (globaltimes.cn)
These countries, located in the Pacific region, are remote but blessed with beautiful natural scenery and abundant marine resources. (globaltimes.cn)
Currently, China's relations with Pacific Island countries have entered a new stage of rapid development. (globaltimes.cn)
Zika is currently affecting more than 30 countries and territories in the Americas and Pacific Islands. (cdc.gov)

Albanese told reporters that Australia had gotten a positive reception in a region where climate change looms as an existential threat for many low-lying islands. (wpri.com)
Nick Pagett, acting director of CSIRO Global, says France and Australia have long had overlapping interests, particularly in relation to the Pacific. (www.csiro.au)
The illustrations in my Field Guide to the Birds of Australia resembled something from a Dr. Seuss book. (nwf.org)

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Phenomena and Processes3

Disciplines and Occupations2

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena1

Information Science2

Named Groups2

Health Care5

Geographicals19

Seabirds6

Wild birds6

Mammals3

Migratory3

Conservation8

Habitats3

Archipelago4

Extinction7

Endemic2

Insects3

Zealand4

20021

Outbreak4

20002

Colonies2

Programme1

Tinian1

Solomon Islands9

Iconic2

Specimens4

Turtles7

19823

Arctic1

Caledonia3

California1

Biodiversity1

Shoreline1

Subspecies2

Passerine1

Wildlife2

Fregata1

Found15

Pigs2

Specimen1

Flightless2

Nest2

Lagoon2

Resilient2

Australis1

Pacificus7

Masked booby1

Vancouver Island6

Mainland2

Drier1

Islets1

Migrate1

Pristine1

Native9

Population2

Fauna1

Samoa1

Bridled tern1

Animals4

Extinct3

Southeast Asia1

Taxa2

Small3

PLANTS2

Honolulu2

Exotic1

Countries5

Australia3