If you close your eyes and picture Hawaii, you probably imagine lush green mountains, vibrant flowers, and the melodic song ...

Ecosystems which have never been seen before are being accidentally created by humans. They offer a stark look into the ...

Still, some Hawaiian birds kept on flying ... So did the introduction of non-native species that competed for resources with, and sometimes preyed on, indigenous birds. The record of many of ...

Hawaiian honeycreepers are an integral part of native ecosystems and Hawaiian culture. Some birds, like the iiwi (left), developed long, curved bills to sip nectar out of crescent-shaped flowers ...

He recalls having his expectations upturned when he arrived on the island in 2017, eager to see Hawaii's famous honeycreepers, a set of brightly coloured native bird species that exist nowhere ...

Currently, captive care facilities in Hawaii are close to full, according to the DLNR. Local groups like the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project have spent years trying to save the native birds.

The majority of plants and animals in these lowland regions are non-native: they arrived with humans and displaced native Hawaiian species. ‘I‘iwi, photo by James Petruzzi Hawaiian birds—particularly ...

Restoring the Forest: More Than Just Birds The ‘Alalā’s fate is intertwined with the health of Hawaii’s forests. As natural seed dispersers, these crows help regenerate native trees ...

The state plans on releasing thousands of bioengineered mosquitoes as “birth control” in Maui forests, hoping it will curb insect populations and slow the spread of avian malaria.

Kaua‘i Forest Bird Recovery Project on Feb. 13 conducted its first release of male mosquitoes into a state forest reserve on the Garden Isle’s vast Alakaʻi Plateau in the battle against avian malaria ...