{"id":11334,"date":"2019-05-09T00:30:17","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T00:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/environment-hawaii.org\/?p=11334"},"modified":"2019-05-16T20:31:59","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T20:31:59","slug":"after-20-years-alala-nest-in-the-wild-again-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/environment-hawaii.org\/?p=11334","title":{"rendered":"After 20 Years, \u2018Alal\u0101 Nest in the Wild Again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The first pair of `alala seen nesting in the wild in two decades. Credit: The \u2018Alal\u0101 Project <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTwo \u2018alal\u0101 in the Pu\u2018u Maka\u2018ala Natural Area Reserve have reached a new milestone, one not seen in the forests of Hawai\u02bbi for almost 20 years. They have built a nest,\u201d The \u2018Alal\u0101 Project announced in a May 8 press release. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The female, Manaiakalani, is believed to be incubating eggs, and the male, Mana\u2018olana, has been seen regularly bringing her food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another pair, Kia’ik\u016bmokuh\u0101li’i and Ola, have been seen placing sticks in the nook of an \u02bbohi\u02bba tree, but have not yet built a full nesting platform, the release continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u02bbalal\u0101, a native Hawaiian crow, went extinct in the wild more than 20 years ago. But over the past two years, the project has released nearly two dozen birds into the reserve<\/a> that were hatched and reared in captivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSince there are no adult \u02bbalal\u0101 in the wild to learn from, the reintroduced birds have had to learn how to build nests, breed, and incubate, also guided by instincts,\u201d the release stated. It also cautioned that as first-time parents, Manaiakalani and Mana\u2018olana may fail to successfully fledge chicks on their first try, which is common among wild birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile these are exciting and encouraging steps in the reintroduction process of \u02bbalal\u0101, the journey is far from over. There are many stages in the process, before the young fledge; the pair encounters natural and introduced threats, as well as environmental challenges,\u201d said Jackie Gaudioso-Levita, the \u02bbAlal\u0101 Project coordinator and a wildlife biologist with the Department of Land and Natural Resources\u2019 Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The release states that this nest\u2019s outcome will help guide future reintroduction efforts. More birds are set to be released later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Hawaiian forests are family; there is a shared ancestry among the people, plants, animals, and landscapes. By returning the \u02bbalal\u0101 to the wild, we are welcoming home a family member that has been away for a long time” said Rachel Kingsley, the project\u2019s Education and Outreach Associate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe fact that these birds have been able to build a nest on their own shows that these birds are comfortable in the forest they live. Our family is growing,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Partners in The \u02bbAlal\u0101 Project include DOFAW, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and San Diego Zoo Global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

— Teresa Dawson<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Two ‘alalā in the Pu‘u Maka‘ala Natural Area Reserve have reached a new milestone, one not seen in the forests of Hawaiʻi for almost 20 years. They have built a nest,” The ‘Alalā Project announced in a May 8 press … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[351],"tags":[3],"class_list":["post-11334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eh-xtra","tag-teresa-dawson"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/environment-hawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/environment-hawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/environment-hawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/environment-hawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/environment-hawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/environment-hawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11334\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/environment-hawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/environment-hawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/environment-hawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/environment-hawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}