News Headline
The beloved Hawaiian honeycreeper birds are at risk of extinction from avian malaria
Source
Mongabay (India)
Publication Date
2016-11-18
In the rugged mountain forests of Kaua’i, colorful birds called honeycreepers are dying out. Usually protected by the cooler temperatures found at higher altitudes, the birds are now victims of malaria-carrying mosquitoes that have crept upward as temperatures rise.