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Toxoplasmosis spread by cats poses growing threat to endangered nēnē, public health
Nēnē, Hawaiʻi’s state bird, face a growing threat not just from predators—but from disease. Feral and free-roaming cats are transmitting toxoplasmosis, a parasitic disease that is increasingly killing these endangered geese, according to conservationists at Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture.
DLNR: Death of nēnē gosling in Hilo Park points to disease carried by feral cats
Toxoplasmosis, an infection spread only in the feces of feral cats, is likely what killed a nēnē gosling last month in Liliʻuokalani Park and Gardens on Hawaiʻi Island, according to the state Department of Land and Natural Resources. The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife sent the diseased bird to the United States Geological Survey’s […]
