Hawaii had only 200 of these birds left. After 50 years of wetland restoration, more than 1,500 have returned
- Why the Ae'o nearly disappearedImagine a bird that was so close to extinction that there were only a few hundred left in the entire world.
- But then hardwork of scientists and magic of innovation brought them back in large numbers and the same bird is now thriving across parts of its native habitat decades later.
- That remarkable comeback is that of the aeʻo, or Hawaiian stilt, a graceful, long-legged shorebird whose recovery is now being hailed as one of Hawaii’s conservation success stories.
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- Why the Ae'o nearly disappearedImagine a bird that was so close to extinction that there were only a few hundred left in the entire world.
- But then hardwork of scientists and magic of innovation brought them back in large numbers and the same bird is now thriving across parts of its native habitat decades later.
- That remarkable comeback is that of the aeʻo, or Hawaiian stilt, a graceful, long-legged shorebird whose recovery is now being hailed as one of Hawaii’s conservation success stories.
Sources: Times of India