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About $14 million to address avian malaria and save native birds has been released from the federal infrastructure bill signed by President Biden in November 2021. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz has more.
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A new Maui County law amends the lighting ordinance with the goal of protecting Hawaiʻi’s wildlife. Mayor Mike Victorino signed Bill 21 into law this week.
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The coo coo coo-ing call of the zebra dove is likely familiar to anyone who's ever waited outside for the bus, stopped to rest on a park bench, or enjoyed a picnic on a sunny day. Take a listen, courtesy of the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
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The Kauaʻi Forest Bird Recovery Project is setting up mosquito traps to prevent three species of native honeycreeper birds from going extinct. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared eight species of Native Hawaiian birds extinct last year due to avian malaria.
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The Conversation caught up with Susan Scott, president of the Hawaii Audubon Society, for an update on what they are seeing among kōlea, or golden plovers, flying home from Alaska.
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Not all birds like their names. But you'll hear no complaints from the melodious laughingthrush.
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Did you know that Hawaiʻi has an endemic species of duck? This native waterfowl, called the Koloa maoli, resemble introduced mallard ducks, but they have a quack all their own. Listen in to this Manu Minute, made with recordings from Xeno Canto.
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Male house finches are pro-singers. They can even sing while they're flying!
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From the studios of BirdNote, "Threatened" shares the songs and stories of some of the world’s most delightful and bizarre birds, as well as the efforts to protect them and their habitats. Host Ari Daniel spoke to The Conversation about what lessons Hawaiʻi's birds have to offer.
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Though not your standard songbird, the wild turkey's "Gobble Gobble Gobble" has been charting at number one in the bird world for 200 straight Thanksgivings. You can hear the smash hit on today's Manu Minute.