11-01-2021, 07:40 PM
On Mauna Kea, looking down for a moment, here's one measure of the current management on the mountain:
UH: Seven-Fold Increase in Number of Wēkiu Bugs on Maunakea
The population of the endemic wēkiu bug, which can only be found on cinder cones on the summit of Maunakea, remains healthy according to the insect captures recorded during the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Center for Maunakea Stewardship’s annual arthropod monitoring surveys this year.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service removed the wēkiu from the candidate endangered species list in 2011 after CMS land stewards compiled years of research on the insect’s biology, genetics and habitat, assuring its conservation and protection.
https://mauinow.com/2021/10/31/uh-seven-...-maunakea/
UH: Seven-Fold Increase in Number of Wēkiu Bugs on Maunakea
The population of the endemic wēkiu bug, which can only be found on cinder cones on the summit of Maunakea, remains healthy according to the insect captures recorded during the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Center for Maunakea Stewardship’s annual arthropod monitoring surveys this year.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service removed the wēkiu from the candidate endangered species list in 2011 after CMS land stewards compiled years of research on the insect’s biology, genetics and habitat, assuring its conservation and protection.
https://mauinow.com/2021/10/31/uh-seven-...-maunakea/