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Kauaʻi’s rare honeycreepers are vanishing alarmingly fast—some may already be extinct on the island. Species like the ʻakikiki, ʻanianiau, and Kauaʻi ʻamakihi have plummeted from thousands to just hundreds in years, far faster than scientists predicted. The culprit? Invasive mosquitoes, fueled by climate change, now carry deadly diseases into once-safe high-elevation habitats. Conservationists are launching a desperate rescue mission: capturing and relocating the last remaining birds to mosquito-free breeding sites on Maui and Hawaiʻi Island, with hopes of returning them once the threat is under control. Backed by Hawaiʻi’s new Green Fee fund, this effort also urges everyone to help—by eliminating standing water around homes to curb mosquito breeding.

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