#Brown Tree Snake
Nine extinct-in-the wild Guam kingfisher chicks arrive at Palmyra Atoll
Nine extinct-in-the wild sihek (also known as Guam kingfishers) arrived at their new home at The Nature Conservancy’s preserve and research station at Palmyra Atoll, 1,000 miles south of Hawai‘i, on Wednesday. The chicks—four females and five males—completed their historic 4,500 mile flight from Wichita, Kansas safely and are temporarily settled into aviaries within their new home.
Federal funding for brown tree snake interdiction programs in Hawaiʻi
The US Department of Interior has approved $375,000 in funding to the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture for efforts to prevent the introduction of the brown tree snake (BTS), which is the top invasive species threat to Hawai‘i. The funds awarded to Hawai‘i are part of more than $3.66 million approved by the USDOI to fight BTS.
Brown Tree Snakes Topic of Informational Maui Session, August 25
The public is invited to attend an informational session on brown tree snakes and the potential adverse impacts they can have to a community. The free workshop will be held Wednesday, August 25, 2010 from 6-9 p.m. at the Kahului Community Center Annex located at 275 Uhu Street in Kahului. Live snakes and other prohibited […]
