HONOLULU (Island News) -- Alarming statistics for Hawaii's native forest bird species: nearly half of them are now extinct. Of the dozens of species left, half are now threatened or endangered.

You’ll get to see some of Hawaii’s endangered birds that can’t be found anywhere else. Most travelers may take birds flying past for granted, but 95 of the 142 endemic bird species that were ...

Hawaii's birds are going extinct. Their last hope could be millions of mosquitoes By Lauren Sommer, Ryan Kellman Published June 12, 2024 at 5:00 AM EDT Listen 8:01 Ryan Kellman / Ryan Kellman ...

To a lot of people, mosquito bites are annoying. To the rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, they're deadly. Mosquitoes aren't native to Hawaii. They carry avian malaria. And honeycreepers, tiny birds that ...

Hawaii’s native forest birds face an even bigger threat from something much, much smaller: mosquitoes. Thanks to warmer temperatures, the biting pests now move into higher elevation habits.

Hawaii's unique birds, known as honeycreepers, are being wiped out by mosquitoes carrying avian malaria. The birds' last hope could be more mosquitoes, designed to crash their own population.

Hawaii's unique birds, known as honeycreepers, are being wiped out by mosquitoes carrying avian malaria. The birds' last hope could be more mosquitoes, designed to crash their own population.

Hawaii's birds are going extinct. Their last hope could be millions of mosquitoes By Lauren Sommer, Ryan Kellman Published June 12, 2024 at 5:00 AM EDT Listen • 8:01 Ryan Kellman / Ryan Kellman ...