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KAUA‘I TEAM TRYING TO SAVE NATIVE HONEYCREEPERS PRESSES ON
(ALAKA‘I PLATEAU, KAUA‘I) – From a remote camp, perched…
Another ʻAkikiki Rescued from the ʻAlakai
Another ʻAkikiki has been recovered from the forest, deep within the ʻAlakai Plateau. The ʻAkikiki rescue missions began last December when it was discovered that only a handful of ʻAkikiki remain in the wild.
KFBRP Featured on BBC
KFBRP Leader, Dr. Lisa "Cali" Crampton, was recently featured on BBC Earth Witness: Voices from the Conservation Front Line. In the interview (see video above), Cali explains why she (and the rest of the KFBRP staff) is so passionate about saving Kauaʻi's forest birds and how KFBRP is tackling this challenge.
KHON Feature: Forests for Life, Saving the Birds of Kaua’i
In the first feature of Forests for Life, KHON2 covers the grim future of Hawaiian honeycreepers, which are facing imminent extinction without significant intervention. In the video below, you will learn what KFBRP is doing to save the 'akikiki.
DLNR News Conference Discusses Forest Bird Extinction Crisis and Potential Actions
In a recent DLNR Press release (below) and news conference (video below), experts discuss the extinction crisis faced by some of Hawai'i's rarest forest birds. A report was presented to decision makers offering a selection of actions to address the current crisis. Also included in the report are conservation strategies for other species. Experts warn that if no action is taken four species of forest birds would face extinction within 1-10 years and as many as 11 additional extinctions would occur in the next decade.