15/04/2019
Hawaii
state government is stepping up efforts to help the Critically Endangered Maui
Parrotbill – of which fewer then 300 are thought to remain in
the wild – in a bid to increase the species’ population.
Maui
Parrotbill lives at high elevation in the rainforests of Maui and the birds
were previously found throughout the forest in leeward Haleakala. However, this
area has been badly damaged by hooved animals over the past few decades and
state crews will now work to restore much of this forest.
Part of
the restoration work includes installation of fencing and planting of native
plants and trees. Once this part of the project has been complete, a team plans
to release up to 20 Maui Parrotbills in the area later this year. Hannah
Mounce, of the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project, said: "We chose this
spot for a future release site for the Critically Endangered birds from the
windward side and step one was to bring the forest back."
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