The released crows would come from a captive population of 120 birds housed at two conservation breeding facilities managed by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance on Maui and the Big Island.
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Wildlife officials are proposing the reintroduction of the endangered Hawaiian crow 'alalā to Maui with drafts ready by the end of November. Read more here.
ʻAlalā, or Hawaiian crow, that was historically found on the Big Island now is extinct in the wild, but a pilot release program in East Maui may change that status.