Courtesy: Andre Raine/2021
Conservationists Threaten To Sue Maui Resort Over Injured Seabirds
For more than a decade, artificial lighting on the grounds of the Grand Wailea Resort has been causing endangered seabirds to fall from the sky, a pair of conservation groups says.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
PODCAST: Hawaii’s Complicated Relationship With European Honey Bees
Many farmers rely on European honey bees to pollinate their plants, but the introduced species can negatively impact a native pollinator.
Lindsay Young/Pacific Rim Conservation
Conservationists Threaten Lawsuit Over Maui Lights That Harm Seabirds
Artificial light disorients seabirds that navigate by moonlight, sometimes causing the birds to fall from the sky where hungry predators wait.
Courtesy: Robert Peck, HCSU/USGS/20211
Scientists Eradicate Seabird-Killing Ants at Johnston Atoll
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that its successful eradication effort marks the first time yellow crazy ants have been removed from such a large area in the U.S.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Why The Pandemic Made It Harder To Protect Birds From Hawaii’s Feral Cats
Pauses in cat sterilization efforts during the pandemic haven’t seemed to significantly affect populations, but it will be a while before the full impacts of 2020 are clear.
Courtesy: Kauai Forest Birds Recovery Project
Scientists Are Running Out Of Time To Save This Critically Endangered Kauai Bird
The new data suggests the population of akikiki — a honeycreeper bird found only on Kauai — may be declining faster than previously thought.
Courtesy: Bret Nainoa Mossman/MFBRP
Maui Is No Longer Safe For Hawaii’s Endangered Birds, Biologists Say
New refuges are sought as scientists battle disease-carrying mosquitoes in the face of a changing climate.
Courtesy: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
How Scientists Are Pivoting In Their Quest To Save Hawaii’s Crows
Conservationists are looking to Maui as a possible short-term solution for reestablishing alala in the wild.
Courtesy: NOAA
Monk Seal Killings On Kauai Highlight Human Threat To Endangered Species
A new study found that human activity was to blame for more than half of all known seal deaths in the islands over the past quarter century.
National Tropical Botanical Garden
How Hawaii Scientists Are Keeping Their Research Alive During The Pandemic
Fewer trips to the field have become the norm as scientists adapt by working from home and connecting with colleagues.