Siheks return to the wild in 2024

For the first time since the 1980s, six sihek (Guam kingfisher) are now officially living in the wild, in the tropical forests of Palmyra Atoll - the result of global conservation project to restore the species. The birds’ successful release is the result of years of work by the Sihek Recovery Program, a global collaborative of conservationists - including from ZSL - dedicated to reestablishing the sihek in the wild for return to its homeland in Guam. These partners are globally recognized leaders in animal care, conservation translocation, ecological restoration and wild population management and have applied their expertise to recover several other extinct in-the-wild species.
this project acknowledges the hard work of many partners including ‪@guamdepartmentofagricultur1285‬ many ‪@AssociationofZoosAquariums‬ especially ‪@SedgwickCoZoo‬ and ‪@SmithsonianNZP‬ ‪@TheNatureConservancy‬ ‪@usfws‬ and ZSL.
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