Endangered Species Act: Potential Downlisting for Hawaiian Goose (nene)
10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2018
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. Habitat has been improved and conserved in some areas, though Hawaii’s increasing human population has made that a challenge.
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