The Palila is doomed without active conservation measures since mouflan sheep will eat the mamane seedlings and feral cats will eat the birds. Yes, casual off-roading and unregulated dumping would be bad for the environment but astronomy and tourism is a far cry from that. Better to embrace astronomy and fold the cost of preserving mamane and palila into the whole stewardship of the mountain plan.
No observatories on the mountain? Better close and block the road to prevent the trashing that occurs everywhere else that is not specifically policed
No observatories on the mountain? Better close and block the road to prevent the trashing that occurs everywhere else that is not specifically policed