‘Palm-sized birds’ extinct in the wild since 1988 make ‘monumental’ return to island
Now, 127 of these “palm-sized birds” exist today ... the sihek’s home is now within the tropical forests of Palmyra Atoll, an ...
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A bird last seen by Darwin 190 years ago reappears on a Galápagos island
The Galápagos rail, a small, black, ground bird, hadn’t been seen on Floreana Island in the Galápagos since 1835, when Charles Darwin first described it. That changed recently when researchers ...
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In the Garden: Orange bird of paradise is show stopper
The orange bird of paradise (Strelitzia reginae) is one of the most recognized tropical plants in our island plant palette.
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Dominican nationals sentenced for smuggling 113 tropical birds from Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (CBS12) — The final two of four Dominican nationals have been sentenced for their roles in smuggling tropical birds from the United States on Monday. The U.S. Department of ...
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Bird Island: White sand, exotic wildlife & the world's largest tortoise
Unsurprisingly, given the name, Bird Island is also a birder’s paradise ... but the beautifully landscaped tropical garden has an exotic and fascinating selection of fruit and spice trees ...
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Nearly half of popular tropical plant groups related to birds-of-paradise and bananas are threatened with extinction
While a handful of Heliconia species are native to western Pacific islands, the majority live in rainforests throughout tropical Central ... nectar to entice the birds, who then spread pollen ...
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Four Dominican nationals sentenced for smuggling, drowning tropical birds
March 11 (UPI) --Four Dominican nationals have been sentenced for attempting to smuggle tropical birds from San Juan ... Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The successful prosecution ...