Hawaii scientists introduce endangered damselflies on Oahu
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May 10, 2021
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HONOLULU (AP) Scientists in Hawaii have started to introduce native damselflies into the wild on Oahu s North Shore to help repopulate the insect and potentially save the species from extinction.
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources has been releasing orange-black Hawaiian damselflies to an area near Dillingham Air Field, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) northwest of Honolulu, Hawaii New Now reported Saturday.
Department officials said in a statement that the only other wild population of the insects is in Tripler Army Medical Center, but that the location is not ideal for population growth.
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HONOLULU Scientists have started to introduce native damselflies into the wild on Oahu s North Shore to help repopulate the insect and potentially save the species from extinction.
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources has been releasing orange-black Hawaiian damselflies to an area near Dillingham Air Field, the department reported.
Department officials said in a statement that the only other wild population of the insects is in Tripler Army Medical Center, but that the location is not ideal for population growth.
Kapua Kawelo, manager for the U.S. Army’s Natural Resources Program, said the state department s invertebrate program partnered with the Army to raise the endangered species in a breeding facility for introduction to the wild.