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Six sihek (Guam kingfisher) have been released into the tropical forests of Palmyra Atoll/

A bird species that was previously extinct in the wild has been released back into its natural habitat for the first time since the 1980s.

According to a press release from the Zoological Society of London, six sihek (Guam kingfisher) are living in the Palmyra Atoll tropical forests, which is thanks to the work done by the Sihek Recovery Program, which looks to restore the species.

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