#native Hawaiian bird

Public invited to learn about Alalā forest bird recovery project, April 25

Dr. Hanna Mounce, manager of the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project, will speak at the annual meeting of the Friends of Haleakalā National Park on Thursday, April 25. Her presentation will cover “Alalā Recovery, Maui Nui.” 

Four Native Hawaiian honeycreepers face “grim prospects”

A new extinction study finds that some species of Native Hawaiian honeycreeper birds could vanish in two years if they become victims of avian malaria.

DLNR: Big Day for Little Bird Highlights Extinction Plight Facing Hawaiian Species

A 6-month-old ’akikiki chick was safely rescued on Kaua‘i and flown by helicopter to Maui. The chick and its family are believed to be among the last living ‘akikiki in what was once a bastion for the critically endangered species.

Habitat Protection Work for Endangered Palila Taking Place Feb. 17-18 on Big Island

On Feb. 17 and 18, the Department of Land and Natural Resource’s Division of Forestry and Wildlife will conduct trapping and other “control work” in critical habit for the endangered palila on the Big Island.