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How The Endangered Hawaiian Hawk Became A Political Pawn
The Trump administration has launched an all-out assault on federal environmental regulations, including the Endangered Species Act.
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Feds: Hawaiian Hawk No Longer Endangered
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has removed the ‘io from the list of endangered or threatened species.
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Kaneohe Cemetery Expansion Threatens Rare Damselfly
State officials will decide at a hearing that starts next month if the developer’s mitigation plan adequately protects this endangered species.
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Deadly Mosquitoes Are Killing Off Hawaii’s Rare Forest Birds
Scientists are racing to eradicate disease-carrying mosquitoes from forests, but to some a solution still feels like forever away.
Feds: Nene Is Still Threatened But Not Endangered
The Interior Department has reduced the level of protection for Hawaii’s state bird.
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My Slog To Find Rare Birds In A Remote Maui Rainforest
Nine cold, wet, showerless days crawling on my knees in the mud on the side of a mountain. What’s not to love?
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Why Gonzo Artist Ralph Steadman Drew The Endangered Kiwikiu For Us
The tiny Hawaii forest bird, threatened by climate change and habitat loss, is finding additional support from 7,000 miles away.
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‘They’re Super Cute’: How One Scientist Is Saving Weird Bugs From Extinction
Will Haines is intent on protecting the endangered damselfly from frogs, fish and other predators.
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Sea Turtles For Swordfish? Feds May Lift Cap On Endangered Species
Wespac has proposed easing federal regulations on the incidental entangling of loggerhead turtles by commercial longliners.
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Trump Weakens Protections For Hawaii’s Imperiled Plants And Animals
The revised Endangered Species Act regulations flabbergasted environmentalists who are concerned about warding off more extinctions.