This summer, the team successfully rescued 10 eggs that were placed in a portable incubator and brought safely back to the Kauaʻi Bird Conservation Center.
The goal is that as soon as the threat of avian malaria is eradicated, the birds can be released back into their native habitat.
Eradicating mosquitoesThe looming challenge is how to eradicate avian malaria – which not only threatens the ‘akikiki but also other endangered forest birds.
In June, the US government committed nearly $16 million as part of an initiative to prevent the imminent extinction of Hawaiian forest birds.
The process could help to reduce the likelihood of forest birds being affected by avian malaria, which is only carried by female mosquitoes.
Persons:
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Organizations:
CNN, state’s Department of Land, Resources, Conservation Program, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Department of Land, Bird Conservation, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Hawaii’s Department of Land
Locations:
Hawaii, Kauaʻi, Maui, San