Saving Hawaiʻi Island’s Remaining Forest Birds

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dc.contributor.advisorCanale, Lisa K.
dc.contributor.authorBischer, Alexander
dc.contributor.mentorWang, Alex X.
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-22T23:41:16Z
dc.date.available2022-04-22T23:41:16Z
dc.date.issued2020-05
dc.descriptionA report submitted to the graduate division of the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science Professional Internship Track.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis internship was in conjunction with the Hawaiʻi Natural Area Reserve System (NARS) endangered forest bird team to assist with the 2019 Palila release at Puʻu Mali Restoration Area and several other ongoing conservation projects. The Palila (Loxioides bailleui) is an endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper that is currently only found on the southwestern slope of Mauna Kea at elevations above 6,500 meters. Captive birds were released in the spring and summer of 2019 to the Puʻu Mali Restoration Area, on the northern slope of Mauna Kea, with the end goal of creating a second sustainable population for the endangered Palila. Post release monitoring techniques and predator control methods were used to give the released birds the best shot at surviving in an area that has not housed Palila in roughly two decades. The Palila is just one of the many Hawaiian forest birds that are suffering extreme habitat and population loss in wake of global climate change. The work described in this report showcases a few of the conservation efforts and strategies that are currently ongoing to save the remaining native Hawaiian forest birds.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNatural Area Reserve System, Department of Land and Natural Resources, State of Hawaiʻien_US
dc.format.extent22 pagesen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10790/6908
dc.language.isoen-USen_US
dc.subjectEndangered birdsen_US
dc.subjectPalilaen_US
dc.subjectLoxioides bailleuien_US
dc.subjectHawaiian honeycreepersen_US
dc.subjectHawaiien_US
dc.subjectconservationen_US
dc.subjectMauna Keaen_US
dc.subjectpopulation lossen_US
dc.titleSaving Hawaiʻi Island’s Remaining Forest Birdsen_US
dc.typeMaster's Projecten_US
dc.typeReporten_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US

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