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Joel Sartore
National Geographic Magazine
"Last Ones: America's Endangered Species"
Last Ones: The Ne-ne goose
Hawaii's state bird, the Ne-ne goose, is threatened by hunters and introduced predators. The US Fish and Wildlife service recently gave Ne-nes a helping hand by putting breeding geese in pens, restoring native plants, and closing off some parts of its range to visitors.
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