Hawaiian crow released in Maui 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and partners released five Hawaiian crows on Maui recently in an effort to return the species to its historical range. After years of preparation by the USFWS, Hawaii’s department of land and natural resources division of forestry and wildlife and the University of Hawaii, experts released two females and three males that had been in conservation centers for months. Also known as “alala,” Hawaiian crows (Corvus hawaiiensis) went extinct in the wild in 2002 due to habitat loss, predation and disease. “The translocation of alala to Maui is a monumental step forward in conserving the species and a testament to the importance of partnership in reversing biodiversity loss,” Megan Owen, vice president of conservation science at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, told The Guardian.  

Read more in The Guardian.