A nene, or Hawaiian goose, in Haleakala National Park, HI
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- Creator
- Margery H. Freeman
- Date created
- Unknown
- Location
- Haleakala National Park, Hawaii
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- This photograph copyright ©2009. All Rights Reserved
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A Nene, also known as the Hawaiian goose, at Haleakala National Park, Hawaii. The Nene, a fairly close descendant of the more common Canada goose, is an endangered species, with only about 800 birds existing in the wild. The species almost went extinct in the 1940s, when laws allowed the bird to be hunted during its winter breeding season. Efforts to breed the birds in captivity and reintroduce them to the wild began in the late 1950s and continue today, and as a result, the Nene’s population is rising. The Nene is the state bird of Hawaii.
