Hawaii's Forest Birds: Avian Malaria and Mosquito Research
Many factors are contributing to the decline in Hawaii’s forest bird populations, loss of habitat, climate change.. invasive species, but none more than disease. Avian Malaria and avian Poxvirus are spread by human introduced Mosquitoes. Historically, mosquitoes did not exist on Hawaii and native bird species never developed resistance to mosquito transmitted diseases. Because of this, mosquitoes have devastated many native bird populations.
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Hawaii's Forest Birds: Avian Malaria and Mosquito Research
- Overview
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Status
Released
Release Date
Mar 15, 2018
Runtime
0h 22m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Hawaii's Forest Birds: Avian Malaria and Mosquito Research
Director
Travis DuBridge
Description
Many factors are contributing to the decline in Hawaii’s forest bird populations, loss of habitat, climate change.. invasive species, but none more than disease. Avian Malaria and avian Poxvirus are spread by human introduced Mosquitoes. Historically, mosquitoes did not exist on Hawaii and native bird species never developed resistance to mosquito transmitted diseases. Because of this, mosquitoes have devastated many native bird populations.
