Imagine a bird so clever it crafts its own tools, a feathered genius whose very existence teeters on the edge of extinction.

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 ...

Today, only 17 remain, and some, like the kiwikiu, have fewer than 200 individual birds. Their plight is mainly due to a sound out of place in a Hawaiian forest — the buzz of a mosquito.

Five ʻalalā crows adapt successfully in Maui after release, showcasing species-specific behaviors and resilience.

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.

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Five months after release into the Kīpahulu Forest Reserve in East Maui, a cohort of five ʻalalā (Hawaiian crows) is healthy ...

Still, some Hawaiian birds kept on flying ... and James pointed out that the fossil geese were found in the montane forest belt. Says Hume, "I had to move the big fat thing up into the mountains ...

The state’s plans to curb the spread of avian malaria, which is decimating native bird populations, has been given a second ...

Birds have been a critical force in shaping the ecology of the Hawaiian Islands.-- FOREST and KIM STARR photo Though plants may have evolved defenses from moa-nalo, these oversized flightless ...

Given that birds can fly from kipuka to kipuka—that ... which makes up the majority of the biomass in any native Hawaiian forest. The leaves and red spiky stamen and other detritus the ohia ...