#hawaiian short eared owl
UH: Pueo deaths in Hawaiʻi primarily caused by vehicle collisions
Trauma from vehicle collisions caused the majority of documented deaths for the Pueo (Hawaiian short-eared owl), according to a statewide study led by researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. The findings represent the most extensive mortality assessment to date for this culturally significant raptor, which is native to the Hawaiian Islands.
ʻIo research expected to provide new insights on the range, behaviors of the Hawaiian hawk
‘Io research is being conducted by the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and is giving conservationists new insights into the majestic birds’ range and behaviors. This is expected to help better plan for future release sites of the ʻalalā (Hawaiian crow) back into the wild on Maui and Hawaiʻi Island.
Rescued Pueo Put to Sleep to Prevent Suffering
Biologists from the Division of Forestry and Wildlife decided to euthanize a Hawaiian short-eared owl that was rescued a month earlier from the Oʻahu.
Injured Pueo Heads to Big Island for Rehab
Hawaiian Airlines cargo handlers—like anyone else who spotted it—might have thought a dog or a cat was in a carrier that arrived at Honolulu International Airport for shipping this morning. Inside this particular crate, however, was a pueo—a Hawaiian short-eared owl that made headlines across the state recently after a 7-year-old O‘ahu girl, her father and […]