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Nature 457, 956 (19 February 2009) | doi:10.1038/457956b; Published online 18 February 2009

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Protecting the Hawaiian akepa population

J. Michael Scott1, Jon S. Horne2 & Edward O. Garton2

  1. US Geological Survey, Department of Fish and Wildlife, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-1141, USA
    Email: mscott@uidaho.edu
  2. Department of Fish and Wildlife, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-1141, USA

Your News story 'Feathers fly over Hawaiian bird' (Nature 456, 682–683; 2008) raises important questions about the population status of the endangered Hawaii akepa (Loxops coccineus) in the Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge in Hawaii. It focuses on the research of Leonard Freed and his team on Hawaii's endemic birds, the implications of which have been seriously considered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).

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