Endangered Species Act: Potential Downlisting for Hawaiian Goose (nene)
10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2018
It contains numerous citations to the literature, as the process must be based on the best available science. In particular, a captive-breeding program (1960-2011) likely saved the species from imminent extinction (2,800 were released) and expanded the range of the species to islands where they had been extirpated.
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