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Conservation at 6,000 feet

Hawaii’s native birds are among the most imperiled on earth. Habitat loss, invasive species, disease, and climate change have caused the extinction of dozens of native species. Now, an ambitious plan to eradicate mosquitos using “mosquito birth control” could be the native birds’ saving grace. But with honeycreepers like the Kiwikiu (Maui Parrotbill) projected to go extinct in the next decade, can conservationists control mosquitos in time? 

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