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Ornithologists consider Hawaii to be the bird extinction capital of the world. Like many island species, Hawaiian wildlife evolved without the presence of mammals. But that changed when European explorers arrived and introduced rats (as ship stowaways), cats, pigs and dogs. The result was catastrophic for these island birds around the world. In 1883, in a failed effort to control the rat population in Hawaii and save what birds were left, Mongoose were imported and released. Mongoose are diurnal Extinct Birds, What Is A Bird, Common Birds, Extinct Animals, Rare Birds, White Eyes, Yellow Bird, Maui Hawaii, The Birds

Ornithologists consider Hawaii to be the bird extinction capital of the world. Like many island species, Hawaiian wildlife evolved without the presence of mammals. But that changed when European explorers arrived and introduced rats (as ship stowaways), cats, pigs and dogs. The result was catastrophic for these island birds around the world. In 1883, in a failed effort to control the rat population in Hawaii and save what birds were left, Mongoose were imported and released. Mongoose are…

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