#hawaiian crow

The released crows would come from a captive population of 120 birds housed at two conservation breeding facilities managed by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance on Maui and the Big Island.

The ʻAlalā is a bird native to Hawaiʻi and found nowhere else on earth.

Goats are taken to two Hawai’i County-owned preservation properties — culturally sensitive La’aloa and Puapuaʻa Point in downtown Kailua-Kona — to provide land management.

The Hawai’i State Division of Forestry and Wildlife and the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance are conducting simultaneous research on the Big Island to study the range and behaviors of the ‘io, also known as the Hawaiian hawk. 

The partners of The ‘Alalā Project have attempted to reintroduce ‘alalā into native forests, after the last bird in the wild was spotted decades ago.

The species recovery effort, known as The ʻAlalā Project, on Hawai‘i Island continues, and experts are exploring the potential for Maui Nui to serve as an additional release site for ʻalalā (Hawaiian crow).

ʻAlalā have been rare for much of the 20th century, with fewer than 100 birds remaining in the wild by the 1960s.

ʻAlalā Project staff will discuss the latest repopulation efforts for the endangered ʻAlalā crow.

Efforts continue to reintroduce rare crow species to native forests on Hawai’i Island.

Despite the temporary setback, preparations are underway for the release of the next group of ‘alalā.

Although the birds had been observed doing well and eating from feeders placed in the area, three birds were found dead over the last week.

The five male birds living in an aviary at the Pu‘u Maka‘ala Natural Area Reserve on Hawai‘i Island are adjusting well to their new environment…