Failing to hatch: Increasing Hawaiian crow hatching rate essential
UH Hilo conservation geneticist Jolene Sutton received a grant that will help discover why eggs have failed to hatch for two iconic endangered bird species.
Symphony of the Hawaiian Birds merges science, education, music and art
Â鶹´«Ã½ students had the opportunity to see and hear the diversity of ±á²¹·É²¹¾±ʻ¾±¡¯²õ native birds as well as feel the loss of extinction and the urgency for conservation at the Symphony of the Hawaiian Birds.
Watershed citizen science project awarded $150K
Our Project in Â鶹´«Ã½¡¯s Intertidal in the Curriculum Research and Development Group will train middle school and high school teachers and students on the local watershed and scientific process.
Disney grant aids ?alal¨¡ re-entry into the wild
University of Â鶹´«Ã½ at Hilo researchers working to promote successful conservation of the critically endangered ʻalalā, or Hawaiian Crow, received a $50,000 Disney Conservation Fund award.
Secondary forest research has big conservation policy implications
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ Lyon Arboretum Director Rakan Zahawi co-authored a study that shows secondary forests do not last long.
Hybrid forest restoration benefits communities and increases resilience
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ researchers quantify social, ecological, and economic costs and benefits of alternative forest restoration strategies.
UH-led research shows forest conservation can aid coral reefs
Scientists from UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ use new models to identify where forest conservation efforts will minimize human impacts offshore.
Senator Hirono prioritizes native plants, visits Lyon Arboretum
Senator Mazie Hirono introduced new legislation that benefits the Lyon Arboretum's collection of native Hawaiian plant species.
UH Hilo grad students honored for conservation biology research
Genevi¨¨ve Blanchet was honored for her oral presentation and Koa Matsuoka for his graduate poster presentation at the 25th Annual Â鶹´«Ã½ Conservation Conference.
Endangered Hawaiian crow genome key to its recovery efforts
UH Hilo genetics research team releases genome assembly for endangered Hawaiian crow.