By that time, there was enormous goodwill for these rare birds. Nene were designated as the official emblem of the Territory of Hawaii in 1957, prior to Hawaii’s statehood. When Hawaii became a ...

The nene, the world’s rarest goose, was once abundant across the Hawaiian Islands. Yet by the time it was listed in 1967 due to hunting and introduced predators, the nene teetered on the edge of ...

A pair of nene allow some Kihei visitors a bit of bird- watching in 2013. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to downlist the Hawaiian goose, or nene, from “endangered” to ...

The nene is a medium-sized goose that’s native to Hawaii. Part of a path in the park has been closed because of dogs bothering the nene nest, Friends of Lili’uokalani Gardens wrote on Facebook.

and the nene (Hawaiian goose). “The invasive species are so horrendous that you’re not able to actually provide the critical habitat that these birds need, unless you have a biologist and a ...

the bird is an attractive, large, dark gray-brown and white petrel, easily distinguished by its prominent black hood and striking white forehead. While at one time this petrel’s nesting grounds ranged ...

In 1988, as the state’s aviculturist, he helped develop a captive rearing facility at Olinda for all rare and endangered Hawaiian birds, including the nene. In 1996 he became a state wildlife ...