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Pueo and Hakalau

US Fish & Wildlife Service
US Fish & Wildlife Service

The Pueo, sometimes called the Hawaiian owl, are an endangered species on O?ahu, where they are threatened by ground-based predators and urban development, including light pollution. The Hakalau Forest on the windward slope of Mauna Kea provides a safe habitat for the Pueo to make a comeback.

Christopher Phillips explains...

Christopher Phillips hosts HPR's Stargazer. He is a science communication and education specialist whose work focuses on scientific issues affecting society in the 21st Century.
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