October 15, 2020
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Hawaii’s iconic iiwi, a honeycreeper bird known for its bright-red plumage, could go extinct in the coming decades without a designated, critical habitat for its numbers to recover. On Tuesday, the Center for Biological Diversity filed its intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to designate that habitat. The iiwi used to be one of the most abundant forest birds in Hawaii, according the nonprofit conservation group’s filing with federal officials...
