The nene, the world’s rarest goose, was once abundant across the Hawaiian Islands. Yet by the time it was listed in 1967 due to hunting and introduced predators, the nene teetered on the edge of ...

The nene is a medium-sized goose that’s native to Hawaii. Part of a path in the park has been closed because of dogs bothering the nene nest, Friends of Lili’uokalani Gardens wrote on Facebook.

A year after the nene received its official title, Congress gave the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $15,000 to study and manage the dwindling Hawaiian goose population. Captive breeding and ...