Small Asian Mongoose at Haleiwa Harbor IMG_6983
Small Asian Mongoose (Herpestes javanicus) at Haleiwa Harbor, July 2015. This small mongooses is a peston Hawaii, and like so many other spectes was introduced to the islands. The first mongooses were introduced in 1883 to Big Island to controle a rising rat population (also introduced). Now they are found almost everywhere on Hawaii and is a considerable threath to the native fauna.
Small Asian Mongoose at Haleiwa Harbor IMG_6983
Small Asian Mongoose (Herpestes javanicus) at Haleiwa Harbor, July 2015. This small mongooses is a peston Hawaii, and like so many other spectes was introduced to the islands. The first mongooses were introduced in 1883 to Big Island to controle a rising rat population (also introduced). Now they are found almost everywhere on Hawaii and is a considerable threath to the native fauna.