Researchers Maya Munstermann and Matthew Knope hope the results of their innovative research will help conservationists and policy makers develop better strategies for protecting endangered species.
UH Mānoa researchers from the Kauaʻi Forest Bird Recovery Project are part of the Saving ʻAkikiki from Extinction Team that was awarded the 2018 Recovery Champion Award.
The sound of the ʻuaʻu or Hawaiian petrel was heard on Maunakea, thanks to the Office of Maunakea Management and the UH Hilo Listening Observatory for Hawaiian Ecosystems Bioacoustics Lab.
Hawaii Forest & Trail, has donated $25,000 to the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Biology Department to support research to reduce avian diseases in Hawaiʻi.
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo researchers awarded for incorporating non-native, non-invasive plant species into the restoration of disturbed native ecosystems.
The first study linking climate change to an increased probability of wildfires in Hawaiʻi also weighs the increased risks facing tropical regions around the world.