The world’s oldest known wild bird, a Laysan albatross named Wisdom, is a mother again at the age of 67 years old. Wisdom and her mate Akeakamai welcomed their newest chick this week to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Wisdom has been returning to the same nesting site on Midway Atoll since at least 1956, when she was first banded. She's one of more than three million … [Read more...] about Wisdom the Laysan albatross is a mother again
Laysan Albatross
In Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, world’s oldest known wild bird is a new mom
The world's oldest known wild bird has hatched another chick at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and Battle of Midway National Memorial. The chick hatched approximately two months after its mother, Wisdom, was first spotted incubating an egg at the same nesting site her and her mate, Akeakamai, use each year. Wisdom is a female Laysan albatross. She is at least 66 years … [Read more...] about In Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, world’s oldest known wild bird is a new mom
Why US Senator Brian Schatz’s plan to expand the Papahanaumokuakea Monument needs to happen
The Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument is over a thousand miles long. The reserve encompasses the atolls and formations that make up the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. It’s one of the largest marine conservation areas in the world, encompassing nearly 140,000 square miles of the Pacific–more land area than all of America’s National Parks combined, in fact. If … [Read more...] about Why US Senator Brian Schatz’s plan to expand the Papahanaumokuakea Monument needs to happen