The Island, known as Johnston Atoll, is the nesting site of millions of seabirds of 14 different species, including red-footed boobies, brown noddies, wedge-tailed shearwaters, and masked boobies.

Four U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biology field workers were evacuated from isolated Johnston Atoll Monday prior to the arrival of Hurricane Walaka. A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircrew from ...