On the slopes of the Haleakalā volcano in the Kīpahulu Forest Reserve, Hawaiian crows, known as ʻalalā, are flying free ... you are in the presence of an ‘alala, it is a humbling moment ...

Remaining alala are in conservation breeding facilities, and reintroduction efforts on Hawaii island have been complicated by introduced predators, diseases such as toxoplasmosis and a native hawk ...