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69 Percent Of Voters Want Feral Cats Removed From Hawaii
There are hundreds of thousands in the islands and they pose a threat to native species, especially monk seals.
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Species Added To Endangered List
The federal government has determined that another 39 plants and 10 animals warrant protections under the Endangered Species Act.
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Hawaii’s Honeycreeper May Get Federal Protection
The iiwi, a bird once commonly found in the islands’ forests, may be listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
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The Military Tries To Sell Itself As Positive Environmental Force
The U.S. Army, Navy and Marines made a pitch to conservationists from around the world that they share the same goals. Not everyone is buying it.
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Hawaii’s State Of The Environment: Good, Bad And Ugly
A new report highlights challenges and opportunities.
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How Cat Poop Is Killing Endangered Seals
Scientists and Hawaiian Humane Society officials don’t agree on how to address feral cat colonies and their spread of toxoplasmosis.
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How We’re Hurting Endangered Monk Seals
This North Shore monk seal mom had a tough week fighting off things that could harm her weeks-old pup.
Critical Habitat Designated On Maui
The federal government issued its final rule to help protect 125 species in Hawaii.
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Will Hawaii Help Protect, Or Kill, Elephants And Rhinos?
Two bills to bar commerce in ivory and other products made from endangered species may succeed this year in the House and Senate.
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Critical Habitat for Hawaiian Monk Seals Expands by 7,000 Square Miles
Facing extinction, the seals now have better-protected places to live around Oahu, the Big Island, Kauai, Maui and Niihau.