Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 32, Number 1, 1 January 2015 — 'Birds, not Rats!' [ARTICLE]
'Birds, not Rats!'
The Kaua'i Forest Bird Recovery Project's crowdfunding "Birds, not Rats!" campaign to protect native birds on Kaua'i by controlling rats with humane, self-resetting rat traps has surpassed its goal of $10,000. As of this writing, with 43 days left, it hadraised $15,587. Kaua'i is home to eight native
forest bird species, three of whieh are listed as endangered. The state has identified rats as a major threat to the birds. The project hoped to raise at least $10,000 for rat eontrol through small donations. The project is a collaborative project of the state, University of Hawai'i and Garden Island Research and Development Ine. To contribute by Jan. 31, visit http://bit.ly/lzGM530.