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The state wants to release a Brazilian scale insect to help in the control of the invasive strawberry guava tree that is crowding out native plants on Maui and other parts of the state. Officials with the West Maui Mountains Partnership (WMMP) say strawberry guava has become a dominant species in roughly 2-5 thousand acres […]

The Friends of Haleakala National Park hosts a free presentation tonight, Thursday, September 24, 2009, on Hawaii’s state bird, the endangered nene. Wildlife biologists will discuss protection efforts and community involvement. The public can find out more about the nene and help to protect this endangered bird. That’s at 7 p.m. at the Hannibal Tavares […]

Dozens of wildlife biologists will visit Hawai’i’s wetlands on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 for the statewide bi-annual waterbird survey. Department of Land and Natural Resources’ (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife staff and volunteers will survey more than 250 wetland sites where waterbirds are known to gather — including marshes, reservoirs, golf course canals, prawn […]

Fifty adult wedge-tailed shearwaters were found dead yesterday morning at The Nature Conservancy’s Mo’omomi Beach Preserve on the island of Moloka’i. The ground-nesting seabirds were the victims of an attack by a loose dog, which was captured roaming the dunes with a shearwater in its mouth. “We’re all devastated,” said Ed Misaki, the Conservancy’s Moloka’i […]