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WILD SIDE Continued from page 20

The native bird populations in Hawaii are almost extinct. A
number of reasons can be cited, starting with mosquitoes,
which were introduced to the islands in the mid-1800s. That
introduced avian malaria. Now with the warming earth tem-
peratures, the mosquitoes can go to increasingly high altitudes,
so that drives the birds even higher. Traditional mosquito erad-
ication measures such as spraying do not work well with so
much remote area. And I have written about how the feral cat
high population is wiping out the Hawaiian crow, among other Many thanks to the Perry Park Book Club
bird species. Now the nesting shore birds are under attack. for the generous donation to Sentinel coffers.
It’s always good to feel appreciated!
We did see the endangered monk seal on the southern beaches Karen Dale, Sentinel Editor.
of Kauai. One ended up in a shallow area of Poipu beach, la-
zily swimming among the bathers. The lifeguard, using his
megaphone, kept warning the bathers to get away from the dan-
gerous seal. They would—but the monk seal would just chase DOUGLAS COUNTY IS FIRST IN U.S.
after them. TO CONTRACT WITH
GLOBAL SUPERTANKER
On Maui, the mongoose, introduced to rid the island of snakes,
is now out of snakes to eat. That means that they can easily A converted Boeing 747-400 is now on a “call-when-needed”
take out a nest of birds or an unsuspecting dawdling adult bird. contract for wildfire suppression in the county. Dry conditions
We saw at least 30 mongooses scampering across the main drag in and around Douglas County, coupled with limited air re-
on the south side of the island. On Kauai mongooses are ille- sources in the region for wildland fire suppression, inspired the
gal. People must report it, if they see one. County’s director of Emergency Management, Tim Johnson, to
seek out a contract with Global Supertanker and its converted
The challenges never end. There the monarch butterfly seems Boeing 747-400, based in Colorado Springs.
to be thriving. Here they are nearing extinction mainly due to
the loss of their food of choice, milkweed, from plowing of the This contract is one of four others in place for air support in
fields to developments. Unfortunately, Mother Nature’s magic Douglas County: Rampart Helicopter Service, Trans Aero, Ltd.,
wand seems to have worn out. She cannot seem to catch up HeliQwest, and 10 Tanker Air Carrier, all “call when needed”
with man’s disruptive activities to nature and balance. resources for wildfire suppression.

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