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5 Hawaiian crows have just been released onto the island of Maui in an attempt to return this species to the islands.
Extirpated from its native Big Island in 2002, all remaining members of the species have been bred in captivity since then. However, the animals were raised to retain their wilder instincts in the hope that they could one day be released safely into the wild.
Known as ʻalalā in the Hawaiian language, the 2 males and 3 females hopped out of their cages on the leeward slopes of Haleakalā, in the Kīpahulu Forest Reserve on Maui. This cooperative effort is the first release of Hawaiʻi’s endemic crow on Maui and the first reintroduction attempt outside of the Big Island.
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Extirpated from its native Big Island in 2002, all remaining members of the species have been bred in captivity since then. However, the animals were raised to retain their wilder instincts in the hope that they could one day be released safely into the wild.
Known as ʻalalā in the Hawaiian language, the 2 males and 3 females hopped out of their cages on the leeward slopes of Haleakalā, in the Kīpahulu Forest Reserve on Maui. This cooperative effort is the first release of Hawaiʻi’s endemic crow on Maui and the first reintroduction attempt outside of the Big Island.
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Hawaiian Crow That Went Extinct in the Wild Decades Ago Released on Maui
This cooperative effort is the first release of Hawaiʻi’s endemic crow on Maui and the first reintroduction attempt beyond the Big Island.
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