Story by Chelsey Suarez-Pierce | Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz | 07.01.2025
Native to the Marianas archipelago, including the Marianas and Caroline Islands, the Mariana Fruit Bat—known in CHamoru as Fanihi—has experienced steep population declines over the last two decades. Habitat loss, invasive species spread, and human interference have made sightings of this once-common species increasingly rare. Of all the islands in the region, Guam—with the largest......
Story by Senior Airman Aubree Owens | 36th Wing | 08.31.2021
Members from 36th Civil Engineer Squadron environmental flight partnered with the University of Guam along with the Government of Guam, United States Fish and Wildlife Service and members of the community to conduct this year’s fruit bat survey on Aug. 20, 2021 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam....
Story by Melissa White | 36th Wing | 07.03.2014
More than 100 volunteers gathered here July 3 for the first large-scale monitoring of the threatened Mariana fruit bat.
Story by Melissa White | 36th Wing | 05.21.2013
The Mariana fruit bat, which dwells on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, is currently listed as a threatened species, though it has fluctuated between endangered and threatened in the past. With the help of Team Andersen, the goal for the future of this species’ waxing and waning population is to recover and steadily strengthen....
