Lea Kaahaaina, of the Alala Project, will share the story of the alala’s recovery and plans for its upcoming release during a presentation 7-9 p.m. Thursday at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus.
Alala, the native Hawaiian crow, once lived across Hawaii Island, however, because of a variety of threats in the wild, it is now found only in captivity. Successful captive breeding and conservation efforts have helped to rescue this native Hawaiian species from the brink of extinction.
This September, the alala, Oorvus hawaiiensis, will be returned home to the wild. The alala has been extinct in the wild since 2002 and is preserved only in the program run by San Diego Zoo Global at its bird centers in Hawaii.
The presentation is free; donations will be accepted.
Info: www.volcanoartcenter.org. ■