As Hawaiian honeycreepers come dangerously close to extinction, researchers in Hawai‘i have identified a new threat to their survival.
Birds that arrived in Hawaiʻi over the course of several millennia continue to battle with foreign contact, including humans and mosquitos.
A few hours spent with a critically tiny but resilient group of ‘alalā, the Hawaiian Islands’ endemic crow, gives a glimpse into recovery efforts intended to bring the species back from the brink of extinction.