Mongoose Sighting Sparks Concern On Kauai
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Mongoose Sighting Sparks Concern On Kauai
POSTED: 2:57 pm HST February 24, 2004
HONOLULU -- A mongoose was spotted on Kauai Monday, prompting the state to quickly set traps to catch it.
Kauai and Lanai are the only two islands without mongooses.
A resident spotted the mongoose in East Kauai. Wildlife officials want to prevent the mongoose from multiplying before it harms the island's seabird and waterbird populations.
Booming mongoose populations on Oahu, Maui and the Big Island have reshaped the way ecosystems function.
Officials asked that if residents see a mongoose on Kauai, to call the Kauai Invasive Species Committee at 246-0684. "
In Hawaii, mongooses imported from India have decimated populations of such seabirds as the dark-rumped petrel and Newell's shearwater.
Mongoose Sighting Sparks Concern On Kauai
POSTED: 2:57 pm HST February 24, 2004
HONOLULU -- A mongoose was spotted on Kauai Monday, prompting the state to quickly set traps to catch it.
Kauai and Lanai are the only two islands without mongooses.
A resident spotted the mongoose in East Kauai. Wildlife officials want to prevent the mongoose from multiplying before it harms the island's seabird and waterbird populations.
Booming mongoose populations on Oahu, Maui and the Big Island have reshaped the way ecosystems function.
Officials asked that if residents see a mongoose on Kauai, to call the Kauai Invasive Species Committee at 246-0684. "
In Hawaii, mongooses imported from India have decimated populations of such seabirds as the dark-rumped petrel and Newell's shearwater.
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