Team of Nēnē

Photo By/Credit
Gary Kramer/USFWS
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
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After 60 years of collaborative conservation efforts among federal, state, NGOs and local partners, the Hawaiian Goose, or nēnē (Branta sandvicensis), is one step closer to recovery. An intensive captive breeding program, habitat restoration, and active management strategies have led to the nēnē’s return from the brink of extinction. As a result, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has downlisted the nēnē from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Ecosystem
Coastal
Subject tags
Birds
Captive breeding
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Partnerships