Giffard’s Cyanea

Giffard’s Cyanea (Cyanea giffardii) represents one of the crowning evolutionary achievements of Hawaiian adaptive radiation and one of its most tragic botanical losses. Belonging to the specialized lobeliad lineage (Campanulaceae), this palm-like arborescent...

Newell’s Shearwater

Newell’s Shearwater (Puffinus newelli), known in the Hawaiian language as ‘A’o’ after its donkey-like braying nocturnal call, is an elusive, critically endangered pelagic seabird endemic to the Hawaiian archipelago. Spending months skimming low...
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