Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Sunday, November 24, 2024 78° Today's Paper


EditorialIsland Voices

Native birds protect forests, watersheds

1/2
Swipe or click to see more

Suzanne Case is chairwoman of the state Department of Land and Natural Resources.

2/2
Swipe or click to see more

STAR-ADVERTISER / 2009

Recent efforts to repopulate the alala, or Hawaiian crow, as pictured above, back into their natural forest habitat have not been as successful as hoped. Forest birds play an important role in the health of Hawaii’s native forests, providing early indicators about overall forest and watershed conditions.