Key Points
The honeycreepers, known for their vibrant colours and diverse beak shapes, have been decimated by avian malaria carried by mosquitoes introduced in the 1800s.. s.. Brightly coloured honeycreeper birds, a group of over 50 species and subspecies endemic to Hawaii, are dying, and authorities are going for a last-ditch attempt to save them from extinction...
They are releasing millions of mosquitoes from helicopters...
This project, led by a coalition including the US National Park Service, the state of Hawaii, and the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project under the banner "Birds, Not Mosquitoes," represents a race against time..
