The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo Hawaii’s state bird, the Hawaiian goose, or nene, is being proposed for downlisting its status under the Endangered Species Act from “endangered” to ...

“The successful efforts to recover the nene demonstrate how effective the Endangered Species Act truly is,” said Maxx Phillips, the Center’s Hawaii director. “Without this landmark law, wildlife in ...

“Toxoplasmosis, or ʻtoxo’ for short, continues to be the chief cause of death for infectious diseases for nene,” DLNR ... number of deaths in Hawaii’s state bird population, DLNR ...

Officials from the conservation group and the Hawaii Department of Land ... calls” from a nesting female nene, an endangered goose that’s the state bird of Hawaii, the post said.

The Army has released its finalized environmental impact statement on the prospect of retaining 22,750 acres of state-owned ...