Nene Hawaiian Goose
The Hawaiian Goose, also known as the Nene, the World’s rarest goose, endemic to the Hawaiian Islands of Maui, Kauai and Hawaii. Another photo from my trip to Llanelli Wildfowl and Wetlands centre. I was fortunate to glimpse these birds in their homeland on a previous trip to Hawaii 😊
The Hawaiian Goose evolved from the Canada Goose which probably arrived on Hawaii shortly after it was formed some 500,000 years ago.
The Hawaiian Goose is the World’s rarest Goose and although its numbers have fallen due to hunting and attack from predators, it was bred in captivity by Sir Peter Scott at WWT Slimbridge and reintroduced to Hawaii.
Nene Hawaiian Goose
The Hawaiian Goose, also known as the Nene, the World’s rarest goose, endemic to the Hawaiian Islands of Maui, Kauai and Hawaii. Another photo from my trip to Llanelli Wildfowl and Wetlands centre. I was fortunate to glimpse these birds in their homeland on a previous trip to Hawaii 😊
The Hawaiian Goose evolved from the Canada Goose which probably arrived on Hawaii shortly after it was formed some 500,000 years ago.
The Hawaiian Goose is the World’s rarest Goose and although its numbers have fallen due to hunting and attack from predators, it was bred in captivity by Sir Peter Scott at WWT Slimbridge and reintroduced to Hawaii.