Spotted Flycatcher — de Wets Wild

Muscicapa striata The Spotted Flycatcher is a migrant to sub-Saharan Africa, travelling here to escape the winter in its Eurasian breeding grounds. The birds arrive in South Africa during October and November and leave again by early April, and is one of the most numerous summer visitors. While here, they can be seen in any […]

Spotted Flycatcher — de Wets Wild

38 Hawaiian Species Gain Endangered Protections — Natural History Wanderings

press release from Center for Biological Diversity 38 Hawaiian Species Awarded Endangered Species Act Protection Species Include Colorful Geraniums, Rare Snails, Sunflowers, Vines and Trees HONOLULU— In response to a landmark settlement with the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected 35 plants and three tree snails on the Hawaiian islands of […]

38 Hawaiian Species Gain Endangered Protections — Natural History Wanderings

Hawaii May Be Prosecuted For Wildlife Deaths — Natural History Wanderings

media release from the American Bird Conservancy Hawai’i May Face Federal Prosecution Over Bird and Other Wildlife DeathsLight Pollution from Certain Street Lights Causing Fatal Attraction Newell’s Shearwater by Jim Denny, kauaibirds.com (Washington, D.C., May 22, 2013) The Federal Government has warned the State of Hawai’i that it should either enter a plea agreement with […]

Hawaii May Be Prosecuted For Wildlife Deaths — Natural History Wanderings