Hawaii
Pandemic helps restore nature in Hawaii, changes tourism
TOKYO — At Loko Waka fishpond, a stone’s throw from Hilo Worldwide Airport on Hawaii Island, nature information Kumiko Hasegawa has been working laborious to make it a habitat for aquatic birds once more. She started the trouble in any case her excursions have been canceled as a result of COVID-19 pandemic and he or she immediately discovered herself with loads of time on her arms.
Hasegawa as soon as noticed the native fowl ae’o (Hawaiian stilt) within the pond a few decade in the past. The species is now on the point of extinction as a result of its habitat is shrinking. She stated she instinctively felt it was her mission to convey the birds again to the pond, whose sides have been lined by invasive grass.