As Hawaiian honeycreepers come dangerously close to extinction, researchers in Hawai‘i have identified a new threat to their survival.
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.
Birds that arrived in Hawaiʻi over the course of several millennia continue to battle with foreign contact, including humans and mosquitos.