Within the next ten years, many native Hawaiian honeycreeper species will be pushed to extinction by the uncontrolled spread of avian malaria-but it’s not too late to save them! With public input, The Department of the Interior will work with multiple federal agencies, organizations, and their partners to carry out a plan to save Hawaiʻi’s honeycreepers from extinction. The plan seeks to suppress southern house mosquito populations across Hawaiʻi to reduce the spread of avian malaria and give the honeycreepers a fighting chance to restore their populations.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
