Center for Biological Diversity: HONOLULU A federal judge has ruled in favor of conservation groups and the state of Hawai‘i, allowing a project to suppress mosquitos to protect imperiled Hawaiian honeycreepers on east Maui to proceed. The judge found that an environmental assessment was sufficient and a finding of no significant impact correctly issued for the project.
The Laysan albatross is not listed as endangered, but is protected under the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, enforced by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
HONOLULU The Center for Biological Diversity, Ko‘olau Waialua Alliance, Mālama Marconi Coalition and Conservation Council for Hawai‘i sent a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today urging it to investigate the death of a Laysan albatross found entangled in a fence and bleeding from the mouth last month.