For decades, conservationists have been trying to save a critically endangered Hawaiian crow from extinction. Now, they have taken on a new strategy that involves relocating the birds to an island ...

The alala, or Hawaiian crow, is endemic to our islands, but due to impacts from introduced predators (such as cats and mongooses), loss of habitat, and diseases, they are now extinct in the wild.

The ʻalalā is a species of crow found only on the Hawaiian Islands, one that holds an important place in Native Hawaiian culture. When it was clear decades ago that the chatty, intelligent birds ...