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Aliens
Introduced to Hawai‘i by the Polynesians
What
did the Polynesian settlers need?
Ivy
Gourd
Polynesians
Changed Hawai‘i
Kalo
Kawainui
Gardening
Dos
Gardening
Don'ts
Alien-Plumeria
Make
Them Different
Favorite
Lei Flowers
Lei
Flower Songs
Problem
Vines
Pest
Plants
Pest
Plant Spreads
Alien-Sugar
Cane
Thirsty
crop
King
Sugar
Sugar
Aliens
Alien-Macadamia
Nut
Australian
Import
Macadamia
Nut Harvesting
Alien-Cattle
Na
Paniolo o Hawai‘i
Cattle
Aliens
Alien-Bulbul
Alien
Birds Of Hawai‘i
Alien-Rabbit
Rabbits at
Haleakala
Wanted
or Unwanted
Legal
in Hawai‘i ?
Pets
Gone Wild
Illegal
Aliens in Hawai‘i
Alien-Wallaby
Wallabies
Master
Collector
Marin
Plants
Farming
Aliens
Section Three
Section Four
Rabbits at Haleakala |
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Not all pets stay pets. Some escape their cages or are released, then multiply in the wild and become big problems.
Park rangers first saw rabbits in Haleakala National Park (Maui) in October 1989. As sightings became frequent, rangers found rabbits were destroying the native vegetation. They devoured the leaves and bark of mämane trees and seriously damaged 'ohelo shrubs on which native nene geese feed. By 1991 officials had removed 100 rabbits from the Park. All were descendants of six released pets. The cost of stopping this alien invasion: $56,000. |
