Board Fines Coral Disease Expert, Defers Decision on NWHI Permit “You’ve got to ask yourself, are you protecting the resources more by stopping me going up there?” coral disease expert Greta Aeby asked the Board of Land and Natural Resources … Continued
Hawai`i’s invertebrate species may not be as celebrated as its birds or flowers, but when it comes to numbers, they take the prize in a walk. Although naturalists have been studying the islands’ “inverts” for two centuries, what’s not known … Continued
“You can’t pay too much attention to invasives.” That was the message Michael Soulé, professor emeritus of environmental studies at the University of California at Santa Cruz, brought to the 2007 Hawai`i Conservation Conference, held in Honolulu July 25-27. Soulé … Continued
If a poster child exists for Hawai`i’s endangered species, it most likely has a beak. While plenty of invertebrates and plants are acknowledged as imperiled, the birds are Hawai`i’s calling card when it comes to charismatic megafauna. And the news … Continued