Critter News

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

Honolulu Zoo (Hawaii), Wildlife Safari (Ore.), This list was issued by In Defense of Animals last month. 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 113

Zoos Elephants San Antonio San Diego 113

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2017

Gutierrez, Justice, and Mesker were camping with classmates from Punahou, usually described as “a prestigious Honolulu prep school.” There is still time to write the Honolulu prosecutor’s office and voice your opinion – all it will take is a few lines. Who suffers for these crimes? Sentencing for Gutierrez is July 6.

Albatross 85

Albatross Birds Honolulu Animal Cruelty 85

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.

Birds 56

Birds Albatross Endangered Species Mice 56

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. Although Laysan Duck is a Hawaiian bird, most birders have never heard of it.

Endangered Species 101

Endangered Species Albatross Geese Species 101

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

For comparison: Atlanta to Denver is 1,200 miles, Atlanta to San Francisco is 2,100 miles, and Atlanta to Honolulu is 4,500 miles. The flight from Atlanta (the busiest airport in the U.S.) to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan (the busiest airport in Puerto Rico) is about 1,550 miles. The USVI are almost as easy: Cyril E.

Puerto Rico 80

Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Birds Hawaii 80

Creature Talk

JUNE 1, 2009

The last day we were there, we drove around Honolulu trying to find this hole in the wall deli called the Wellbento. If you ever go to Honolulu (or if you live there), you HAVE to seek this place out! Cajun BBQ tempeh with root vegetables from Wellbento in Honolulu.

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Vegan Hawaii Chickens Honolulu 40

10,000 Birds

JUNE 15, 2011

I recalled spending two days in Honolulu and seeing approximately zero native landbirds (I wasn’t trying hard, but still) and figured I might have to work pretty hard to see anything (something that might be tricky to convince my not particularly birdy companion to try).

Tonga 88

Tonga Birds Parrots Fiji 88