ʻAlalā Project

HILO, BIG ISLAND (HawaiiNewsNow) –
Conservationists are celebrating the arrival of the first Hawaiian crow to be hatched at a Big Island breeding facility this season.

Hawaiian crow, or alala, have been extinct in the wild since 2002.

The crows hatched at the San Diego Zoo Global’s Hawaii Endangered Bird Conservation Program on Hawaii Island, and will be reared and then let go in Hawaii’s native forests.

“This first hatching of the season is the earliest we have on record,” said Bryce Masuda, conservation program manager.

“Although there is a possibility that this chick may be part of the group to be released into the wild this fall, we won’t identify the release group until all of the candidate chicks have hatched.”

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