Natural Disasters

Last Poʻouli Dies, Likely Extinct Species

The last known Poʻouli, a rare honeycreeper, died at the Maui Bird Conservation Center in Olinda, Hawaii due to avian malaria. This bird was significant as it represented an entire species that had faced severe decline. Conservationists had hoped to breed the Poʻouli to ensure its continuation, but the death marked a pivotal moment in the struggle to preserve Hawaiian avian biodiversity.

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