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Darcy Pattison

Magazine Mountain shagreen snail is winning race against extinction

The Magazine Mountain shagreen snail may soon become the first invertebrate to be removed from the Endangered Species List. Read the success story here.

Where is the Japanese tsunami debris? Only the albatrosses know

As of early March 2012, Japanese tsunami debris from the March 11, 2011 tsunami had not reached Midway Atoll beaches, according to a wildlife biologist there.

Two famous albatross chicks on Midway Atoll in 2012

Two famous albatross chicks, nicknamed Golden and Wonder, are thriving on Midway Atoll in 2012. Wonder's mother Wisdom was first banded in 1956.

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