Hawaiian Goose
Beginning of paper
The Branta sandvicensis, or looks similar to the Canada
Goose except only the face, cap, and hindneck are black; and Nene have buff-
colored cheeks. The males and female have the same plumage. The feet of this
goose are not completely webbed like the other geese. Lots of calls have been
descr ....
Middle of paper
.... the Nene has endured a
long struggle against extinction. During the 1940s this species was almost
wiped out by laws which allowed the birds to be hunted during their winter
breeding seasons when the birds were most vulnerable. By 1957, when the Nene
was named the State Bird, rescue efforts were underway. Conservationists began
breeding the birds in captivity in hopes of preserving a remnant of the
declining population and, someday, successfully re-establishing them in their
native habitat ....
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