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Historic Effort To Save Hawaii Forest Birds With ‘Mosquito Birth Control’ Hurtles Forward Courtesy: Bret Nainoa Mossman/MFBRP

Historic Effort To Save Hawaii Forest Birds With ‘Mosquito Birth Control’ Hurtles Forward

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The world's first attempt at landscape-scale mosquito control for conservation holds promising health benefits for people too.

Hawaii Whale Dies With Fishing Nets, Plastic Bags In Stomach Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources via AP/2023

Hawaii Whale Dies With Fishing Nets, Plastic Bags In Stomach

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The body of the 56-foot long, 120,000-pound whale was first noticed on a reef off Kauai on Friday.
Data Shows Hawaii Shippers Are Regularly Breaking Speed Limits In Sensitive Whale Zones NOAA/Doug Perrine

Data Shows Hawaii Shippers Are Regularly Breaking Speed Limits In Sensitive Whale Zones

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UPDATED: Matson and Pasha Hawaii are ignoring calls to slow down. But other major shippers have heeded requests to protect endangered whales.
Feds Ramp Up Efforts To Save Hawaii’s Endangered Forest Birds In A Race Against Time Jack Jeffrey Photography

Feds Ramp Up Efforts To Save Hawaii’s Endangered Forest Birds In A Race Against Time

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Wildlife officials hope a new strategy, in addition to other measures, will prevent the extinction of native bird species.
Dog Owner Faces Charges After Harassing Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal Courtesy: DLNR/2022

Dog Owner Faces Charges After Harassing Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal

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A man's dog was caught on camera harassing a Hawaiian monk seal on the Big Island. The owner now faces charges from both state and federal agencies.
New Law Will Make Maui Turn Down The Outdoor Lights To Protect Wildlife Courtesy: Maui Nui Seabird Recovery Project

New Law Will Make Maui Turn Down The Outdoor Lights To Protect Wildlife

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The ordinance was passed due to concerns that bright, onshore lighting confuses seabirds and endangered sea turtles.
Bird Rescuers ‘Desperately’ Seek Kauai Honeycreepers As The Species Faces Extinction Courtesy: Kauai Forest Birds Recovery Project

Bird Rescuers ‘Desperately’ Seek Kauai Honeycreepers As The Species Faces Extinction

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Crews are in the remote forest seeking three 'akikiki birds, part of a last-ditch attempt to protect them from the mosquito-borne illness that's devastated their numbers.
With New Lawsuit, Advocates Prod Feds To Protect Hawaii Endangered Species DLNR

With New Lawsuit, Advocates Prod Feds To Protect Hawaii Endangered Species

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The legal action applies to 49 species that were listed for federal protection in 2016.
Endangered Blind Spiders And Ancient Burials Spur Angst Over Luxury Condo Project Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2022

Endangered Blind Spiders And Ancient Burials Spur Angst Over Luxury Condo Project

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No one knows for certain what lies underground at a vacant parcel that's being developed on Kauai.
Lawsuit Leads To Critical Habitats For Endangered Species In The Pacific Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

Lawsuit Leads To Critical Habitats For Endangered Species In The Pacific

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The Pacific sheath-tailed bat and the Guam tree snail are among the species that will benefit from the settlement.