A fledgling Laysan Duck on Midway Island. Hens surprised scientists by laying multiple clutches on their new island home; back on Laysan, they only did so once a year. The number of fledglings on ...

Disease Risks When Moving Wildlife To New Areas: Endangered Laysan Duck Cautionary Tale Date: August 20, 2009 Source: United States Geological Survey Summary: Laysan ducks, one of the world's most ...

Monday, June 9, 2025 79° Today's Paper Hawaii News Ocean Watch Ocean Watch: Laysan ducks stroll around at Midway By Susan Scott, Special to the Star-Advertiser Jan. 4, 2020 ...

SAN FRANCISCO— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week announced its intent to begin cleaning up toxic, lead-based paint at federal facilities on Midway Atoll that kills up to 10,000 Laysan ...

The first duck was discovered on August 10. A total of 126 adult and adolescent birds have been found dead, mostly on Sand Island.

The endangered Laysan duck (Anas laysanesis) is considered the rarest native waterfowl in the United States and occurs only within the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands’ Papahanaumokuakea Marine ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — After what appeared to be an endangered Laysan duck was discovered in Hualien County on Dec. 30, bird watchers have flocked to the bird’s location, only for its owner to reveal ...

The Laysan albatross population fell by 97 percent in just over 30 years (from 1 million in 1891 to about 30,000 in 1923). Home to more than 30 kinds of plants.

The laysan teal in the grass. The Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis), also known as the Laysan teal, is a dabbling duck endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Fossil evidence reveals that ...

Lead contamination also poses a threat to other Midway wildlife, including the highly endangered Laysan duck and 17 other species of seabirds. The Center’s notice challenges the failure of the Fish ...