Looking for a way to get outside to celebrate Earth Day, while staying Covid-safe? Check out the urban “bird watching” geocaching game. Register your team (up to 5 people) 4/17/21 for “Palila* in the Urban Wild” on 4/24/21. Your team will check out some cool local spots and explore Hawaii’s urban “wilderness”. Plus, you’ll get a chance to win collectables and prizes. The event will take place in Honolulu, Kahului, Hilo, and Lihu`e. Brought to you by the team from upcoming film A Paradise Lost (@aparadiselostmovie on Insta and FB – @aparadiselostHI on Twitter), Conservation Council of Hawai`i, National Wildlife Federation, and director/artist Laurie Sumiye (@LaurieSumiye). More info: Palila in the Urban Wild – An Urban Bird-Watching Event! | Facebook
*Palila: These finches were once found on ‘Oahu, Kaua’i, and the Big Island, but today, cling to life in a tiny patch of habitat on the Big Island: an area of about 25 square miles on the upper slopes of Mauna Kea Volcano. This remaining habitat of the Palila represents less than five percent of the species’ historic range.Introduced species—plants and animals imported from other parts of the world—are the small bird’s main problem. Escaped domestic sheep and mouflon sheep have destroy ed many māmane saplings and trees, whose seedpods are the bird’s primary food. The problem is compounded by non-native cats and mongooses, which eat Palila eggs and nestlings. Finally, the birds are highly susceptible to non-native mosquito-borne diseases. Climate change is expected to increase transmission within their shrinking habitat.
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