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Critically endangered Hawaiian bird brought back from brink of extinction: ‘An exciting, collaborative victory’
Chris Farmer, the American Bird Conservancy’s Hawaiʻi program director, told Hawaiʻi Public Radio that the project is an “exciting, collaborative victory for Hawaiian conservation.” ...
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Birds of paradise: Experience Hawaiʻi’s avian wonders
It’s National Birding Day. So, are you ready to experience Hawaiʻi’s birds? Get Hawaii’s latest morning news delivered to ...
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Birds were critical factor in natural history of the islands
STANTON FINK illustration For millennia, before humans ever set foot in Hawaii, birds ruled the islands. From mountaintop to shoreline, the feathered filled the forests, grasslands, wetlands and ...
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Plan to use bioengineered mosquitoes to save Hawaiian birds draws fire
(Credit: Dan Clark / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) HONOLULU (CN) — An effort to save Hawaii’s endangered honeycreepers and other native birds may face a setback as conservationists object to a plan ...
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The race to protect Hawaii’s native forest birds from extinction
Hawaiian honeycreepers are an integral part of native ecosystems and Hawaiian culture. Some birds, like the iiwi (left), developed long, curved bills to sip nectar out of crescent-shaped flowers ...
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New Hope to Solve an Old Threat for Hawaiian Birds
The Hawaiian Islands are full of astounding beauty and an incredible diversity of plants, insects, and birds. Most people picture the islands—one of the most isolated archipelagoes in the world—as a ...
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SAVING THE HAWAIIAN PETREL
the bird is an attractive, large, dark gray-brown and white petrel, easily distinguished by its prominent black hood and striking white forehead. While at one time this petrel’s nesting grounds ranged ...
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Mosquito release plan aims to save forest birds on Maui
Chris Farmer, Hawaii program director of the American Bird Conservancy, part of the coalition known as Birds, Not Mosquitoes, said Hawaii’s native honeycreepers are being ravaged by invasive ...
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State works to keep H5N1 bird flu out of Hawaii
As the number of dairy cows infected with H5N1 bird flu continues to grow and spread to multiple states in the U.S., Hawaii is hoping to keep the virus away. Hawaii is the only U.S. state in which ...
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Maui conservationists test rodent birth control to protect seabirds
You may have heard of ongoing mosquito birth control efforts on Maui to protect native forest birds from avian malaria, but ...
Hawaii Kupuna Hula Festival returns after 5-year hiatus
275 performers from 12 halau took the stage for the 38th Annual Hawaii Kupuna Hula Festival on the Big Island this week. The ...
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SAVING THE HAWAIIAN PETREL
the bird is an attractive, large, dark gray-brown and white petrel, easily distinguished by its prominent black hood and striking white forehead. While at one time this petrel’s nesting grounds ranged ...