Federal wildlife officials have eased protections for Hawaiʻi’s feisty yet vulnerable native stilt bird, the aeʻo, after a promising, decades-long effort helped rescue it from the edge of extinction. But some say the feds are moving too fast. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service earlier this month changed the aeʻo’s official status from endangered to … Continue reading This Hawaiian Waterbird Is Making A Comeback. Should It Still Be Endangered?