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Snail Extinction Prevention Program
The snail extinction prevention program (SEPP) or Hawai’i snail extinction program, is a program founded in 2012 and currently directed by David Sischo, David R. SischoFor staff list see https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/ecosystems/sepp/. that is trying to prevent the extinction of Hawai’i’s many rare snails such as ''Achatinella'' and snails of the family Amastridae. (official web page for Snail Extinction Prevention Program) Actions taken Snail enclosures One of the ways the SEPP tries to save those rare snails is by keeping them in an fenced and constantly monitored enclosure in the Hawaiian forest that keeps them away from invasive snails, such as the Rosy WolfsnailRosy Wolfsnails are the main threat to native snails and other introduced predators, such as the Jackson's chameleon, the land flatworms, flatworm ''Platydemus manokwari'', and black rats. Enclosure walls The walls of the SEPP snail enclosures includes a smooth lined wall to prevent chameleons, a steel f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achatinella Fuscobasis 63974826
''Achatinella'' is a tropical genus of colorful land snails in the monotypic Achatinellidae subfamily Achatinellinae. Species are arboreal pulmonate gastropod mollusks with some species called Oʻahu tree snails or kāhuli in the Hawaiian language. ''Achatinella'' species are all endemic to the island of Oahu in List of non-marine molluscs of Hawaii, Hawaii, and all remaining extant taxon, extant species are endangered species, endangered. They were once abundant and were mentioned extensively in Hawaiian folklore and songs, and their shells were used in Lei (Hawaii), lei and other ornaments. Many of the species are wiktionary:sinistral, sinistral or left-handed chirality in their spiral gastropod shell, shell coiling, whereas most gastropod shells are wiktionary:dextral, dextral, with a right handed spiral. Distribution There were 41 species of ''Achatinella'' endemic (ecology), endemic to the List of non-marine molluscs of Hawaii, Hawaiian island of Oʻahu, though only 13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson's Chameleon 2 Edit1
Jackson's or Jacksons may refer to: Businesses * Jackson's (restaurant), in Perth, Western Australia * William Jackson Food Group, a food manufacturer in the United Kingdom * Jacksons Food Stores, an American West Coast convenience store chain * Jacksons (department store), a department store chain in the United Kingdom * Jacksons Stores, a British convenience store chain Places * Jacksons Corner, a prominent landmark in Reading, Berkshire, England * Jacksons, British Columbia, a settlement in British Columbia, Canada * Jacksons, New Zealand, a settlement in New Zealand Others * Jackson's House, student-body subdivision at Canadian secondary school Upper Canada College * Jackson's chameleon See also * Jackson (other) * The Jacksons (other) The Jacksons The Jackson 5, later known as the Jacksons, are an American pop band composed of members of the Jackson family. The group was formed in Gary, Indiana in 1964, and original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achatinella Pupukanioe
''Achatinella pupukanioe'' is a species of land snail, a gastropod in the family Achatinellidae. It is endemic to Hawaii. Shell description The dextral shell is conic and solid. The shell has six whorls. The glossy color is a uniform white, or ivory yellow with a white sutural line or either of these tints with a burnt sienna band immediately above a wider and darker band. The suture is margined. The lip is not expanded and has a brownish edge; the internal rib is white, or sometimes the whole lip is pale-pink. The white columellar fold is rather strong and abrupt. The height of the shell is 16.3 mm. The width of the shell is 9.7 mm. References This article incorporates public domain text (a public domain work of the United States Government A work of the United States government is defined by the United States copyright law of the United States, copyright law, as "a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person's o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Rat (Rattus Rattus) Under The Tree House (15858296885)
The black rat (''Rattus rattus''), also known as the roof rat, ship rat, or house rat, is a common long-tailed rodent of the stereotypical rat genus ''Rattus'', in the subfamily Murinae. It likely originated in the Indian subcontinent, but is now found worldwide. The black rat is black to light brown in colour with a lighter underside. It is a generalist omnivore and a serious pest to farmers because it feeds on a wide range of agricultural crops. It is sometimes kept as a pet. In parts of India, it is considered sacred and respected in the Karni Mata Temple in Deshnoke. Taxonomy ''Mus rattus'' was the scientific name proposed by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 for the black rat. Three subspecies were once recognized, but today are considered invalid and are now known to be actually color morphs: *''Rattus rattus rattus'' – roof rat *''Rattus rattus alexandrinus'' – Alexandrine rat *''Rattus rattus frugivorus'' – fruit rat Characteristics A typical adult black rat is long, n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurricane Douglas (2020)
Hurricane Douglas was a strong tropical cyclone that became the closest passing Pacific hurricane to the island of Oahu on record, surpassing the previous record held by Hurricane Dot (1959), Hurricane Dot in 1959 Pacific hurricane season, 1959. The eighth tropical cyclone, fifth named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2020 Pacific hurricane season, Douglas originated from a tropical wave which entered the basin in mid-July. Located in favorable conditions, the wave began to organize on July 19. It became a tropical depression on July 20 and a tropical storm the following day. After leveling off as a strong tropical storm due to dry air, Douglas began rapid intensification on July 23, becoming the season's first major hurricane the following day and peaking as a Category 4 hurricane. After moving into the Central Pacific basin, Douglas slowly weakened as it approached Hawaii. The storm later passed north of the main islands as a Category 1 hurricane, passing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurricane Lane (2018)
Hurricane Lane was a powerful tropical cyclone that brought torrential rainfall and strong winds to Hawaii during late August 2018. The storm was the wettest on record in Hawaii, with peak rainfall accumulations of 58 inches (1,473 mm) along the eastern slopes of Mauna Kea. The twelfth tropical cyclone naming, named storm, sixth hurricane, fourth SSHS#Category 3, major hurricane, and the first of three List of Category 5 Pacific hurricanes, Category 5 hurricanes of the record-breaking 2018 Pacific hurricane season, Lane originated from an Low-pressure area, area of low pressure that formed well southwest of Mexico on August 13. Tracking west through a region of favorable atmospheric and oceanic conditions, the system steadily intensified over the following days. It reached an initial peak as a Category 4 hurricane on August 18. Temporarily inhibited by more hostile conditions, the hurricane weakened slightly before regaining strength and reaching Category& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only state not on the North American mainland, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state in the tropics. Hawaii consists of 137 volcanic islands that comprise almost the entire Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian archipelago (the exception, which is outside the state, is Midway Atoll). Spanning , the state is Physical geography, physiographically and Ethnology, ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania. Hawaii's ocean coastline is consequently the List of U.S. states and territories by coastline, fourth-longest in the U.S., at about . The eight main islands, from northwest to southeast, are Niihau, Niihau, Kauai, Kauai, Oahu, Oahu, Molokai, Molokai, Lanai, Lānai, Kahoʻolawe, Kahoolawe, Maui, and Hawaii (island), Hawaii, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oahu
Oahu (, , sometimes written Oahu) is the third-largest and most populated island of the Hawaiian Islands and of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The state capital, Honolulu, is on Oahu's southeast coast. The island of Oahu and the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands constitute the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, City and County of Honolulu. In 2021, Oahu had a population of 995,638, up from 953,207 in 2010 (approximately 70% of the total 1,455,271 population of the Hawaiian Islands, with approximately 81% of those living in or near the Honolulu urban area). Oahu is long and across. Its shoreline is long. Including small associated islands such as Ford Island plus those in Kāneohe Bay and off the eastern (windward and leeward, windward) coast, its area is , making it the List of islands of the United States by area, 20th-largest island in the United States. Well-known features of Oahu include Waikīkī, Pearl Harbor, Diamond Head, Hawaii, Diamond Head, Hanauma Bay, Kān ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawainui Marsh
Kawainui Fishpond or Kawainui Marsh is a wetland and resurfacing fishpond in Kailua, Hawaiʻi. It is the largest remaining wetland and the largest ancient freshwater fishpond in Hawaiʻi, and a designated Ramsar Convention wetland. Prehistory and Polynesian arrival Geologic evidence such as core samples containing coral suggest that Kawainui was a wide, shallow bay in prehistory. Its water content peaked BCE, at which point a barrier reef likely grew between the bay and the Pacific Ocean, but did not fully separate the two. Erosion from waves can be seen in certain areas at the edges of the marsh as it exists today, near Nā Pōhaku o Hauwahine. By about 500 CE, sea level had lowered to roughly the current level, exposing much of the barrier reef. The reef blocked much of the flow of water between the bay and the ocean, causing the bay to become shallower and brackish. Kawainui had effectively become a lagoon, connected to nearby Kaʻelepulu Pond by natural channels. Polyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
