AVMA News
OCTOBER 2, 2023
That includes the American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF), which has given a $20,000 grant to the Maui Humane Society, a $10,000 grant to Greater Good Charities, and an $19,000 estate gift to the Hawaii VMA so that the organizations can help recover and treat animals in need.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 27, 2015
Ah Hawaii, land of beautiful beaches, surfing, warm weather, and unique birds. Because of its distance to the mainland, Hawaii is home to over 60 species of endemic birds. Few are as unique (or rare) as the Nene , or Hawaiian Goose , Hawaii’s state bird. Nenes can only be found in Hawaii, and used to be plentiful.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 10, 2017
The human toll has been and continues to be staggering. The addition of Hawaii eliminated any notion that the ABA Area is defined by geography or ecology and the inclusion of the territories of Washington D.C. Most residents are still without electricity and there was extensive damage to homes, buildings, and public infrastructure.
Critter News
JANUARY 3, 2011
According to this Technorati article , the Humane Society rated the states on their animal protection laws. New Jersey Illinois Massachusetts Colorado Maine WORST STATES Ohio Hawaii Alabama North Dakota Mississippi Idaho South Dakota (worst) According to the Animal Legal Defense Fund, the states fell this way.
10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2018
Habitat has been improved and conserved in some areas, though Hawaii’s increasing human population has made that a challenge. The number of wild geese has increased dramatically: in 1960, there were an estimated 30 birds on a single island, Hawaii, but the current estimate is 2,855 on Kauai, Molokai, Maui, and Hawaii.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 18, 2021
Today’s topic comes from Tracy Anderson in Hawaii: what was the strangest container (or method of transport) in which you have received wildlife? “Almost restores your faith in humanity!” Normally I rant about environmental dangers and describe heartwarming/mind-boggling/headscratching wild bird rescues. ” I wrote.
10,000 Birds
JULY 22, 2014
When you think of invasives, you think of the birds that have been helped by human beings to get where they are, such as House Sparrow or European Starling. Cattle Egret has been introduced by humans to Hawaii and the Seychelles. Other species have certainly expanded their ranges, but never in such a rapid and global scale.
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