Island Conservation
Officials have proposed that the Hawaiian Goose be downlisted from Endangered to Threatened. The Nene, Hawai’i’s official state bird also known as the Hawaiian Goose, has recently received some good news. Due to a growing population, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed downlisting the status of the Hawaiian Goose from Endangered to Threatened […]
Volunteers and conservationists join together in a restoration effort to secure a vibrant future for the island and native species. Since bombing stopped on Kaho’olawe more than 20 years ago, 9 million pounds of ordnance have been cleared from the island in the process of reviving and restoring the island. Although the island has been […]
The island of Kaho’olawe is considered to be an important part of Hawaiian culture due to its geographic location and cultural connection to ocean navigation. Kaho’olawe is at the center of the Hawaiian Island chain and has been considered vital to navigation. Kealaikahiki is a point on the island that means “the pathway to Tahiti.” […]
Man-made crater “Sailor’s Hat” showcases the impact humans have had on the island of Kaho’olawe but conservation offers hope that this island paradise can thrive once again. The coast of Kaho’olawe is marked with a man-made crater called Sailor’s Hat. The crater was caused during bombing practice; in 1965 the US Navy piled 500 tons […]
Writer Jennifer Kahn highlights the challenges that conservationists face today: In the face of growing political and environmental pressures, how should we decide what to save? By: Jennifer Kahn One day last spring, Lisa Crampton stood at the base of a tall ohia tree, deep in the forested interior of Kauai. That morning, Crampton and five other […]
New research reveals the removal of rodents from Palmyra by Island Conservation, The Nature Conservancy and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2011 also got rid of the disease-carrying Asian tiger mosquito. By: Jan TenBruggencate Sometimes — too rarely — happy things happen by accident. On the remote island of Palmyra, directly south of […]
Conservationists are working to reduce the spread of an invasive plant that threatens rare species in the high-elevation bogs of Maui. Hawai’i is a biologically and ecologically diverse island chain. In west Maui’s mountains you can find high-elevation bogs where extremely rare plants thrive. Cyanea magnacalyx, Dwarf Ohia, and Silverswords are a few examples of […]
Avian malaria puts Hawaiian honeycreeper populations at risk of extinction, but researchers believe genetics can play a crucial role in saving these threatened birds. Temperature rise on the Hawaiian Islands is shrinking safe habitat for native forest birds. The warmer climate is attracting invasive mosquitoes up into Hawaii’s mountain regions, the last habitat where native […]
Researchers have found two active nesting sites of the Band-rumped Storm-petrel on the slopes of Mauna Loa, Hawai’i. 7,000 feet above sea level on the Big Island’s Mauna Loa volcano, researchers have found a population of locally Endangered Band-rumped Storm-petrels. Although the species can be found throughout the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the Hawaiian populations […]
The future is uncertain for Earth’s incredible island worlds. By: Dr. Vivien Cumming The Earth is a blue planet with oceans covering over 70 percent of Earth’s surface. Out there alone, in the middle of these vast oceans, stand islands – havens for life on Earth. Standing alone in the middle of the ocean, there is […]