MFBRP In The News

Press Release

• Department of Land and Natural Resources. (2024, December 4). Historic First Release of ‘alalā in East Maui. 
• Department of Land and Natural Resources. (2024, October 9). ʻAlala begin journey back to the wild on Maui. 
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. (2024, February 29). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, State, Announce Final EA and FONSI for Pilot Release of ʻAlalā on East Maui.
• Department of Land and Natural Resources. (2023, December 20). One birdʻs story of hope lifts the spirits of conservationists trying to save its entire species
• Department of Land and Natural Resources. (2022, October 13). Mosquito Survey Teams on Maui Give Voice to the Voiceless
• Department of Land and Natural Resources. (2022, June 08). Proposed Mosquito Control to Save Endangered Birds Does Not Involve GMOs
• Department of Land and Natural Resources. (2021, July 23). One Small Bird Provides Glimmer of Hope for Saving a Species. [Press Release].

News/Magazines

• Wagner, Ryan. 2024. Mosquitoes have nearly wiped out Hawaii’s native birds. Now, the insects could be their last hope. Read in BBC Wildlife Magazine. 
• The New York Times. Dec. 4, 2024. They Were the Last of Their Kind, in Captivity. Can 5 Survive the Wild?. 
• The Washington Post. Dec. 4, 2024. How scientists are giving these rare, brainy birds a second chance. 
• Scientific AmericanDec. 4, 2024. Hawaiian ‘Soul Guide’ Crow Returns to the Wild in Conservation Win.
• Maui Now. 2024 October 11. Five ʻalalā begin journey to slopes of Haleakalā before release into the wild.
• Gregg, Jason. 2024. The World’s Rarest Crow Will Soon Fly Free on Maui. Audubon Magazine.
• Makahiki o Nā Manu Nahele: The Year of the Forest Birds. Maui News.
• Maanvi Singh. 2023. ʻGrief is a rational responseʻ: the 21 US species declared extinct this year. The Guardian.
• Cy Gopinath. 2023. Birds on the Brink: Avian Malaria. Public Health Landscape.
• Catrin Einhorn. 2023. The Scientists Watching Their Lifeʻs Work Disappear. The New York Times Magazine: The Climate Issue.
• Sarah Wild. 2023. Millions of Mosquitoes will Rain Down on Hawaiʻi to Save an Iconic Bird. Scientific American.
• Catherine Toth Fox. 2023. A Haven for Native Birds Survived the Maui Fires But Thatʻs Just the Beginning. Honolulu Civil Beat.
• Molly Rains. 2023. ʻStill in Shock.ʻ Amid wildfire tragedy, Maui scientists assess their research losses. Science.
• Catrin Einhorn. 2023. See How They Held Off Flames at a Haven for Hawaiʻiʻs Endangered Birds. The New York Times.
• Gabbi Shaw. 2023. Watch a worker at Maui’s bird conservation center and her neighbor hold off wildfire to save critically endangered animals. The Business Insider.
• Inaugural Honeycreepers Celebration Day in Hawaiʻi to Raise Awareness for Endangered Species. Kauaʻi Now.
• Chelsea Davis. 2023. In Effort to Save Native Birds, Millions of ʻIncompatibleʻ Mosquitoes to be Released on Maui. Hawai’i News Now.
• Jenny McKee. 2023. Could an Invasive Fungus Seal the Fate of Hawaiʻiʻs Endangered Forest Birds? Audubon Magazine.
• Sarah Wild. 2023. Conservation Setbacks: Interview with Jim Groombridge. Nature.
• 2022 State of the Birds Report from North American Bird Conservation Initiative. Highlighting Hawaiʻi Birds on Pg 14.
• Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture. Hawaiʻi Birds, Not Mosquitoes.
• New Invasive Species, Rose-Ringed Parakeets Found on Maui. Maui Now.
• American Bird Conservancy. Kiwikiu Translocation Holds Promise For One Of The World’s Rarest Birds. Honolulu Civil Beat.
• Wainecki, Shannon.  2020. Debugging Maui. Hana Hou Hawaiian Airlines Magazine.
• Cerizo, K. 2019. Largest study in decades shows drastic drop in rare Maui songbirds, kiwikiu, akohekohe. Maui News.
• Eagle, N. 2019. Fighting to Save This Rare Maui Forest Bird From Extinction. Honolulu Civil Beat.
• Eagle, N. 2019. My Slog to Find Rare Birds in a Remote Maui Rainforest. Honolulu Civil Beat.
• Eagle, N. 2019. Why Gonzo Artist Ralph Steadman Drew The Endangered Kiwikiu For Us. Honolulu Civil Beat.
• Hurley, T. 2019. Maui parrotbill might wing it to the mainland following reintroduction setback. Star Advertiser. Photo of article.
• Hurley, T. 2019. Effort to help endangered Maui bird on hold following multiple deaths. Star Advertiser.
• Lyte, B. 2019. Deadly Mosquitoes Are Killing Off Hawaii’s Rare Forest Birds. Honolulu Civil Beat.
• Davies, R. Growth Industry. Hana Hou Hawaiian Airlines Magazine. October/November 2015.
• Jarvis B. September-October 2015. How Scientists are Racing to Save a Rare Hawaiian Bird from Extinction. Audubon Magazine. 
• Steutermann-Rogers K. 31 Aug. 2015. Chasing Kiwikiu. Hawai’i Magazine. 

Video/Media/Radio Productions

• PBS Hawai’i. 2024 November 1. Mauka to Makai: How Mosquitoes are Being Used to Save Maui’s Forest Birds.
• Bender, Maddie. 2024 October 25. 5 ʻalalā, the only surviving endemic crow, will be reintroduced on Maui. Hawaiʻi Public Radio.
• American Bird Conservancy. 2024. Vanishing Voices. 
• Hawai’i Pubic Radio The Conversation. 2024 Conservationists hope millions of mosquitoes will help save Hawaiʻi’s native birds. 
• Wild Hope. 2024. Episode 17: Birds on the Brink. 
• National Public Radio Short Wave. 2024. How millions of mosquitoes could save Hawaii’s endangered birds.
• National Public Radio All Things Considered. 2024. Hawaii’s birds are going extinct. Their last hope could be millions of mosquitoes. 
• Hawaii Public Radio The Conversation. 2024. Lone kiwikiu bird survives and thrives 5 years after relocation on Maui.
• Hawaii Public Radio The Conversation. 2024. A small flock of rare ʻalalā will soon be released in the forests of East Maui.
• DLNR. 2021. One Kiwikiu Provides Hope For Entire Species Video.
• Bird Calls Radio. 2019. Hanna Mounce, PhD. Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project.
• DLNR. 2019. The Rain Follows the Forest.
• DLNR. 2019. Kiwikiu Demo. 
• DLNR. 2019. Kiwikiu Release at Nakula NAR Short.
• Hawaii Public Radio. 2019. The Conversation: Setbacks to Maui Forest Bird Recovery Efforts.
• Voices of the Sea. Saving the Kiwikiu. VOS6-09 Full Episode.
• Voices of the Sea. Saving the Kiwikiu Part 2. VOS 7-8 Full episode. Also check out the Hanauma Bay Lecture Series Talk-Story Zoominar on this episode.
• Saving the Kiwikiu Select Media Clips, 4-26-21
• Saving the Kiwikiu DLNR TV Special