10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2017

Gutierrez, Justice, and Mesker were camping with classmates from Punahou, usually described as “a prestigious Honolulu prep school.” He didn’t maim or touch the animals, period,” said his lawyer, Myles Breiner, during his not guilty plea. During the night they left their friends and entered the sleeping seabird colony.

Albatross 214

Albatross Honolulu Hawaii Killing 214

Critter News

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

This list was issued by In Defense of Animals last month. Honolulu Zoo (Hawaii), Wildlife Safari (Ore.), Here they are. San Antonio Zoo (Texas) Edmonton Valley Zoo (Canada), Buttonwood Park Zoo (Mass.), Central Florida Zoo (Fla.), Niabi Zoo (Ill.), Topeka Zoo (Kan.), York's Wild Kingdom Zoo (Maine) tied with Southwick's Zoo (Mass.),

Zoos 100

Zoos San Antonio San Diego Honolulu 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2018

These remote islands, some more than 1,000 miles from Honolulu, are home to huge globally-significant colonies of Laysan and Black-footed Albatross, among many others. The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands are home to some of the largest assemblages of breeding seabirds in the United States.

Mice 112

Mice Albatross Honolulu Endangered Species 112

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

There is a reason for that; until recently, the only place you could find them was on Laysan Island, a lonely island (with a lake) 808 nautical miles northwest of Honolulu, in the northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Birds aren’t the only animals who have made strong comebacks thanks to the Endangered Species Act.

Albatross 248

Albatross Endangered Species Geese Alaska 248