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Credit - Frank San Nicolas/The Guam Daily Post
A marine sanctuary proposal raises concern from residents
May 24, 2023

A proposal to turn large swaths of ocean into a protected marine sanctuary was met with pushback from residents concerned about the federal government taking more control over the waters of the Western Pacific.

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The Mariana 8-spot butterfly, endemic to Guam. Photo - Matthew Putnam/University of Guam
Species native to Guam and surrounding islands get critical habitat protections
April 22, 2022

An agreement between wildlife organizations and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service paved the way for the identification and protection of critical habitats for 23 species living on U.S.

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The Mariana eight-spot butterfly is shown in the Guam National Wildlife Refuge's Ritidian Unit. Photo - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Lawsuit: Lack of designated habitat imperils plants, animals
July 23, 2021

In the six years since listing 23 regional plants and animals as “endangered species,” the federal government has yet to designate any critical habitats to help protect them from extinction. This inaction is at the heart of a lawsuit filed in the U.S.

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Navy proposes limestone forest habitat restoration in Finegayen. Credit - www.pacificislandtimes.com
Navy proposes limestone forest habitat restoration in Finegayen
July 16, 2021

The Navy is proposing to restore limestone forest habitat in Finegayen by controlling invasive species and augmenting existing native plant stands with additional native and endemic plant species.

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University of Guam Graduate Stiudent holds a sea cucumber at the Guam Wildlife Refuge's critter touch tanks exhibit. Credit - Anne Wen/PDN
Guam Wildlife Refuge holds marine critter touch tanks exhibit
July 1, 2021

Along Guam's coastline and beach shores, colorful and peculiar animals abound.

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The tree-like cycad species known as Cycas micronesica was once the most common tree in Guam's limestone forests and a key part of the CHamoru diet but has become endangered due to several non-native insect species that feed on the plants.  CREDIT - University of Guam
Study explores potential restoration of traditional practices tied to endangered species
June 30, 2021

Are the traditional practices tied to endangered species at risk of being lost? The answer is yes, according to the authors of an ethnographic study published in the University of Guam peer-reviewed journal Pacific Asia Inquiry.

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USGS Biologist Danielle Bradke controls the head of a Brown Tree Snake. Credit - Rick Cruz/PDN
Eradicating snakes on Cocos could make Guam a conservation model
June 24, 2021

Eradicating the brown tree snakes that have invaded Cocos Island could set an example for how Guam and the rest of the world could handle invasive species, Diane Vice, Wildlife Supervisor at the Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources said on Friday...The island has the only free-living popula

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Female fadang tree. Credit - Else Demeulenaere
Guam risks losing cultural heritage with loss of endangered species
May 27, 2021

When we think about heritage, we often think about the latte villages, slingstones, the handprints on the walls of the Litekyan caves, and the pictographs in the Gadao cave, all of which are important symbols of CHamoru cultural identity.

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Damaged reef provide very few fish. credit - Andrew McInnis
Ridge to reef, sustaining the land, the ocean, and its people
May 5, 2021

Island communities in the Mariana Islands have a closer connection to the ocean than many parts of the world. For thousands of years, the CHamoru people have relied heavily upon the ocean and land for survival.

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Andrew Lu flies a Tiny Whoop aircraft during a UAV flight mechanics workshop held at the University of Guam in May 2019. Credit - University of Guam
University of Guam launches Drone Corps for students
April 22, 2021

As the use of drones continues to rise throughout the island in both educational and commercial sectors, the University of Guam via NASA Guam Space Grant and NASA Guam EPSCoR will be offering its first-ever drone certification and training program for UOG students...Potential projects that would

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