Invasive birds fill critical seed dispersing role in Hawaii
Introduced bird species in Oahu, Hawaii may disperse seeds of native plant species long after the native birds that originally filled these roles are gone. ...
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Invasives are the primary cause of global extinctions in past five centuries
Invasive species are either the culprits or the accomplice in the extinction of some 300 species across the planet, according to new research. “It tells us ...
Unseen for 300 years, endangered seabirds heard on Oahu
It has been over 300 years since Newell’s shearwater (Puffinus newelli) and Hawaiian petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis) colonies were detected on the Hawaiian ...
Hawaii mourns last known survivor of snail species
The last snail belonging to the species Achatinella apexfulva in Hawaii died New Year’s Day at 14 years old, according to researchers with the Hawaii Department ...
Hawaiian hawk delisting again open for comments
Once found on six islands of the Hawaiian archipelago, the Hawaiian hawk (Buteo solitarius), or ‘io in Hawaiian, now lives only on the Big Island. Its population ...
Hawaiian gallinules won’t leave home, putting them at risk
Endangered native Hawaiian waterbirds like the Hawaiian gallinule (Gallinula galeata sandvicensis) and the Hawaiian coot (Fulica alai) have benefited from habitat ...
Invasive rodent communities shift after habitat restoration
Loss of habitat continues as one of the greatest threats to native species and biodiversity. Thus, restoring native habitats has become a key conservation activity ...
In Hawaii, bird’s genetic trail leads from island to island
When Japanese bush-warblers (Cettia diphone) were introduced to Oahu in the 1920s, it might not have been good for native wildlife, but it turned out to be helpful ...
Nonnative frogs boost nonnative birds in Hawaii
It’s the coqui frog’s (Eleutherodactylus coqui) unusually loud call that got on Hawaiians’ nerves after it was accidentally introduced from Puerto Rico in ...
Climate change threats to Hawaiian tree impact birds, too
On the Big Island of Hawaii, hundreds of thousands of ‘ohi’a trees, whose scarlet blooms color the archipelago and sustain many endemic nectar-feeding birds, ...