#endangered species hawaii

New virtual field trip shows students snail conservation in Hawaiʻi

The Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife has created a unique virtual field trip that allows students to experience a world-class conservation program focused on protecting endangered kāhuli (native land snails).

VIDEO: Kīlauea Eruption Destroys Endangered Plants in Lower Puna

Kīlauea Volcano’s East Rift Zone eruption has destroyed important populations of two of Hawaiʻi’s endangered plants.

Mosquito ‘Birth Control’ Targets Saving Hawai‘i’s Birds

UH researchers, the DLNR and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are teaming up to adapt a “birth control method” for mosquitos to protect Hawaiʻi’s native birds.

LETTER: Hawaii’s ‘Final Solution’ for Egrets and Owls

“Hawaii’s environmental policy towards birds is, in a human analogy, akin to killing all immigrants to Hawaii.”