Animals

Bird conservationists from across the islands share how their facilities were damaged during the storms, and what impact that had on their endangered bird populations

With the risk of leptospirosis on the rise after the recent floods, the Hawaiʻi Department of Health shares how to prevent infection and what to do if you or a pet contracts the bacterial disease.

A seabird native to Hawaiʻi is flourishing in the middle of Honolulu's concrete towers, traffic-clogged roads and Waikīkī hotels. The number of adult breeding white terns has jumped more than 50% in the past decade to 3,600.

Waialua horse trainer Tyler Smith recounts his experience rescuing his horses from a flood during the Kona low storm.

A bill moving through the Capitol is looking to exempt meat from those animals from some state inspection and transportation rules — as long as they're donated to an organization specifically to feed those in need.

Bishop Museum CEO Kristofer Heglen shares new research on two marsupial species previously thought to be extinct but were recently rediscovered alive in New Guinea.

The Hawaiian Humane Society sends litters of kittens to the correctional facility every five weeks or so, where they are nursed to full strength by two women incarcerated there.

One bill would get rid of breed and size restrictions in public housing and open existing public housing to pet owners.

Hawaiʻi Agriculture and Biosecurity officials discuss the challenges the department faces and the criticisms it's received over handling of invasive species infestations.

California has detected its first cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in marine mammals. Marine veterinarians in Hawaiʻi are monitoring the outbreak closely.