Cheryl Calaustro and the incredible story of reintroducing the Guam rail into the wild
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I changed… awareness of the threats posed by invasive species on Guam
Cheryl’s hard work led to the reintroduction of the extinct-in-the-wild Guam Rail back to Cocos Island, Guam. Within a few months, there were even Guam Rail chicks. Learn more about how Cheryl Calaustro is raising awareness to the threats posed by invasive species … Continue reading
3 Guam Rail chicks hatched on Cocos Island just months after the rails were reintroduced into wild
Photo courtesy of Ginger Haddock/Fernbird Photography. Late last year 16 Guam Rails were reintroduced into the wild on Cocos island. And guess what? There are chicks! Three chicks hatched this past weekend. The Guam Rail (local name: Ko’ko’ ) was nearly … Continue reading
Conservation Fellow Cheryl Calaustro talks about reintroducing the Guam Rail back into wild on NatGeo radio
Photo courtesy of Ginger Haddock/Fernbird Photography. After two decades of extinction in the wild, 16 endemic Guam Rails (Local name: Ko’ko’) were released onto Cocos Island, Guam on Nov. 16, 2010. Cheryl Calaustro, who ran the successful Rare Pride campaign … Continue reading
Most popular posts, photos, status updates of January
Here is our month-in-review of environmental, conservation and green stories. These are the most popular stories that you and people like you have clicked on in January. If you missed anything in the last month, you’ll find some really interesting … Continue reading
Endemic Guam Rail reintroduced onto Guam after two decades of extinction in the wild
Photos courtesy of Ginger Haddock/Fernbird Photography. After two decades of extinction in the wild, 16 endemic Guam Rails (Local name: Ko’ko’) were released onto Cocos Island, Guam on Nov. 16, 2010. The Ko’ko’ was nearly extinct in the wild beginning … Continue reading
The reintroduction of the Guam Rail after 2 decades of extinction in the wild
Photo courtesy of Ginger Haddock/Fernbird Photography. On Nov. 16, 2010, 16 ko’ko’ (Guam Rail) were reintroduced to Guam. The last time a Rail was seen in the wild on Guam was in the late 1980s. Tony Rameriez of the Guam … Continue reading