Far Pacific

Pacific green sea turtle
Chelonia mydas agassizii
The green sea turtle occurs throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the Mediterranean, Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, but declined due to hunting and habitat loss to development. In Hawaii, greater than 90% of nesting occurs at French Frigate Shoals, and nesting females increased there from 75 in 1973 to 470 in 2003

Tinian monarch
Monarcha takatsukasae
The removal of native forests for sugarcane production prior to World War II and military activities during the war caused the Tinian monarch, a forest bird endemic to Tinian Island, to reach critically low levels. The Tinian monarch adapted well to shrubby vegetation seeded following WWII and after its population reached 39,338 in 1982, the monarch was proposed for downlisting; a continued increase led to the species’ delisting in 1999.

Palau fantail flycatcher
Rhipidura lepida

The Palau fantail flycatcher was virtually eliminated by damage caused during World War II. Although the damage caused by WWII decimated Palau fantail flycatcher populations, surveys conducted from 1976-1979 found the flycatcher to be one of the more common birds in the Palau forests and the species was delisted in 1985.

Palau ground dove
Gallicolumba canifrons

The Palau ground dove was virtually eliminated by damage caused to the island during WWII. Although populations had been decimated, surveys conducted from 1976-1979 observed Palau ground doves on all major limestone islands.

Palau owl
Pyroglaux podargina

The Palau owl was virtually eliminated by damage caused to the island during WWII and later may have been threatened by the introduction of a beetle that was poisonous when ingested by the owls. Although Palau owl populations had been decimated, surveys conducted in 1976 found the owls to be abundant throughout the archipelago and in 1985, the owl was delisted.