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Scientists bite back at invasive mosquitoes, work for Hawaiian Honeycreeper conservation

Scientists bite back at invasive mosquitoes, work for Hawaiian Honeycreeper conservation

Biologists from the U.S. Geological Survey are racing the clock to pull four species of native Hawaiian Honeycreeper forest birds back from the brink...

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Secretary Haaland, Leaders Celebrate New U.S. Geological Survey / University of Hawai’i Facility to Support Volcano Monitoring & Ecosystem Restoration

Secretary Haaland, Leaders Celebrate New U.S. Geological Survey / University of Hawai’i Facility to Support Volcano Monitoring & Ecosystem Restoration

This release was originally shared by the Department of the Interior. 

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Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) Available for the USGS Hilo Research Facility

Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) Available for the USGS Hilo Research Facility

 

A Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the USGS Hilo Research Facility has been completed and is...

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Public input sought on environmental assessment for proposed USGS Facility in Hilo

Public input sought on environmental assessment for proposed USGS Facility in Hilo

Public input can be provided via email through March 28, 2023, or in person at an open house on March 15, 2023. Details provided below.  

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A Climate Change Canary in the Coal Mine - The Endangered Hawaiian Honeycreepers

A Climate Change Canary in the Coal Mine - The Endangered Hawaiian Honeycreepers

Native Hawaiians have a deep kinship with Hawaiian forest birds and revere, honor, and deify them as family, ancestors, guardians, spirits, and gods...

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New Report: Conservation Strategies for Hawaiian Forest Birds at Risk of Extinction - Biological and Biocultural Considerations

New Report: Conservation Strategies for Hawaiian Forest Birds at Risk of Extinction - Biological and Biocultural Considerations

Avian malaria, a non-native disease transmitted by invasive mosquitoes, is driving the potential extinction of four endemic Hawaiian honeycreepers:...

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Community Meeting for Reimagining Molokaʻi's Wetlands

Community Meeting for Reimagining Molokaʻi's Wetlands

Community members and the news media are invited to join a public meeting to discuss potential options for restoring Molokaʻi’s coastal wetlands.

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Environmental Assessment Being Prepared for New USGS Facility in Hilo, Hawai‘i

Environmental Assessment Being Prepared for New USGS Facility in Hilo, Hawai‘i

The U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) for a new facility in Hilo, Hawai‘i...

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Environmental DNA Research Sheds Light on Invasive Species

Environmental DNA Research Sheds Light on Invasive Species

USGS Science is Refining eDNA Techniques and Developing New Applications 

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How Can Managers Respond to Changing Ecosystems?

How Can Managers Respond to Changing Ecosystems?

A new Special Section in the journal BioScience provides an in-depth exposition of the Resist-Accept-Direct framework, a new approach to guide natural...

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Keeping Track of "Caly"

Keeping Track of "Caly"

Caly isn't likely to wonder off off, but with a remote camera and monitoring station online 24-hours a day, USGS and partners at the State of Hawai‘i...

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Sniffing Out Better Tools for Addressing Avian Botulism

Sniffing Out Better Tools for Addressing Avian Botulism

Dogs have great olfactory abilities and wildlife biologists think they can help endangered waterbirds in Hawai‘i. Dogs are being trained to sniff out...

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