Posted at 4:14 p.m., Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Three rare nene geese run over in separate incidents
Advertiser Staff
HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK, Maui — Three rare nene geese have been killed by vehicles in the last week at national parks on Maui and the Big Island.Haleakala National Park officials said an adult bird was run over sometime between 10:30 and 11 a.m. Tuesday about a quarter-mile above park headquarters at the 7,000-foot level. The bird was not banded so officials do not immediately know if it was male or female. The weather at the time was sunny and clear, so poor visibility does not seem to be a factor in the incident.
At Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, a young pair that was preparing to nest was struck down on a road Nov. 1. "We had been keeping close track of them. They were a young pair just getting started," said park biologist Kathleen Misajon.
In both cases, park officials do not know who was responsible for the hit-and-run deaths.
