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Students across Hawai‘i are being offered rare access to learn about endangered Hawaiian forest birds. 

The Keauhou Bird Conservation Center, near Volcano, is one of two centers operated through a partnership between San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife, for the care and perpetuation of numerous critically endangered Hawaiian forest birds.

It is simply a microcosm of the impact that human activities have had on the natural world in the last couple of centuries.

The islands of Hawaii, the "extinction capital of the world," reveal the power and limits of the Endangered Species Act.

A new episode of the Pacific Heartbeat series, titled “Hawaiʻi’s Precious Resources,” highlights the endangered Hawaiian land snails (kāhuli), exploring conservation efforts and the emotional toll of working to prevent their extinction.