New Battle of Midway pits military history against wildlife

Thursday, November 3, 2016 - 02:31 in Paleontology & Archaeology

MIDWAY ATOLL, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (AP)—The Battle of Midway was a major turning point in World War II's Pacific theater. The remote atoll where thousands died is now a delicate sanctuary for millions of seabirds, and a new battle is pitting preservation of its vaunted military history against the protection of its wildlife.

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