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Mosquitoes are driving these birds to extinction With only 5 left in the wild, scientists are racing to save the species

The akikiki, a small, gray bird native to Hawaii, may not look remarkable, but its rarity is. Only five are thought to remain in the wild and, according to the state s Department of Land and Natural Resources, the species could go extinct within months.

Mosquitoes are driving these birds to extinction With only 5 left in the wild, scientists are racing to save

The biggest threat to the tiny birds is from malaria-carrying mosquitoes. Living in the cool and lush mountains of the island of Kauaʻi, for many years this honeycreeper species was out of the range of non-native mosquitoes, but rising temperatures from climate change have enabled the biting insects to find their way up to these peaks – with terrible consequences.

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