#endangered birds hawaii
Judge ruling permits release of incompatible mosquitoes to control avian malaria in East Maui
A judge has granted summary judgment in favor of the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and the American Bird Conservancy (ABC), thwarting efforts by an advocacy group to restrain the use of the Incompatible Insect Technique (IIT) to control mosquito born avian malaria on East Maui.
Conservationists Find new Home for Endangered Birds
Conservation partners were able to provide a new home, safe from invasive predators, for a total of 39 endangered seabird chicks, according to the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). Twenty of the birds were the endangered Uaʻu, or Hawaiian Petrel, and 19 of them were the threatened ʻAʻo, or Newell’s Shearwater. The birds […]
