The alala, or Hawaiian crow, is endemic to our islands, but due to impacts from introduced predators (such as cats and mongooses), loss of habitat, and diseases, they are now extinct in the wild.

SAN DIEGO — A decades-long effort to save a critically endangered Hawaiian crow from extinction is taking a new strategy — relocating the birds to a different island than their historical home.

An international team of scientists has discovered that the critically endangered Hawaiian crow, also called 'Alalā, is a highly proficient tool user. WSJ's Monika Auger reports. Photo: Lisa Bissi ...

Dec. 14—The raucous calls of the 'Alala will be heard this month on Maui, which is its ancestral home. The Hawaiian Crow went extinct in the wild in 2002. The last release of 2016-2020 at Puu Makaala ...

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Quirks and Quarks8:15Reintroducing Hawaii’s sacred crow to the wild The world's most endangered crow, the Hawaiian crow or or ʻalalā, is making tentative steps towards a comeback. After going ...

A decades-long effort to save a critically endangered Hawaiian crow from extinction is taking a new strategy—relocating the birds to a different island than their historical home. And the San ...