Unfortunately, after a small group of released birds contracted avian malaria, local conservationists say there are no longer safe sites on Maui and that the birds may need to be taken to Mainland ...

For Keanini Aarona, an avian recovery specialist at Maui Bird Conservation Center, it holds a special significance to care for ‘alalā, according to a statement from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife ...

“(East Maui) is where the forest birds are most critically endangered ... the likelihood is that only a small portion of those females will successfully find and reproduce with wild males ...