Endangered birds found on Maui

Article Abstract:

National Biological Service's (NBS) Hawaii Field Station biologists reported sightings of two of Hawaii's rarest and most endangered forest birds, the po'ouli and the nukupu'u, during three expeditions in 1994 to the Hanawi Natural Area Reserve and Haleakala National Park in Maui Island. The discoveries marked the first sightings of po'ouli since the mid-1980s and the first confirmed sighting of a Maui nukupu'u since 1986. The Fish and Wildlife Service has funded the NBS for two additional years of research and management for population studies of the two rare species.

Research, Finance, Endangered species, United States. Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest birds

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Strategies for long-term protection of biological diversity in rainforests of Haleakala National Park and East Maui, Hawaii

Article Abstract:

To protect the rainforests of East Maui, Hawaii, invasive non-native plants and animals will have to be removed so that the native plants and animals can be protected. The greatest threat to the native species is the spread of feral pigs, which change the habitat by turning up the forest floor and eating the understory species. Non-native species such as the invasive tree Miconia, strawberry guava, axis deer and the red-crowned Amazon parrot also pose a threat to the native species.

Hawaii, Native plants, Haleakala National Park, Hawaii

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Maui Invasive Species Committee

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The Maui Invasive Species Committee is encouraging collaborative work to deal with the invasion by alien species of the Hawaiian island of Maui. This committee recognizes that it must look at a wide range of threats, including those to health and agriculture, if it is to obtain widespread support. It will face particular challenges in gaining funding and staff to undertake alien species control work at a time when the scope of government is being scaled down.

Management, Wildlife conservation, Plant introduction

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