#hawaii endangered species

Eight birds and one flower from Hawai’i declared extinct

The Hawaiʻi list includes eight birds and one flower: Kauaʻi ʻakialoa, Kauaʻi nukupuʻu, Kauaʻi ʻōʻō, kāmaʻo or Large Kauaʻi thrush, Maui ākepa, Maui nukupuʻu, kākāwahie or Molokai creeper, poʻouli or black-faced honeycreeper, and Phyllostegia glabra var. lanaiensis, a plant from the mint family that is found only in Hawai‘i.

Sen. Hirono introduces Extinction Prevention Act to safeguard endangered species

US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono has introduced the Extinction Prevention Act, legislation aimed at securing essential funding for some of the nation’s most imperiled wildlife species, ahead of Endangered Species Day.

Good year for rare plants in Hawai’i: carnation and fern return from brink of extinction

A fern on Kaua’i and the Hawaiian carnation on the Big Island are two of the success stories outlined in the Hawaiʻi’s 2021 Rare Plant Program report.

Short Film Sheds Light on Climate Challenges at Haleakalā, Maui

The National Park Service released a new short film called Drawing Connections: Haleakalā National Park, shedding light on the impact of climate change on the park’s most critically endangered species, Hawaiian honeycreepers.

Senate Bill Would End Protection for Nearly 500 Species in Hawai‘i

Republican Senators introduced legislation this week that would strip federal Endangered Species Act protections for animals and plants found in only one state,

Mosquito ‘Birth Control’ Aims to Protect Native Birds

Researchers are taking the first steps to adapt a “birth control method” for mosquitos to protect Hawaiʻi’s unique, imperiled native birds.