Nene goose
I was so excited to see a family of nene while on vacation in Hawaii this year. These birds are very much on the endangered list and in the 1950s very nearly became extinct.
Careful breeding programs and a concerted effort to reintroduce them into the wild has meant that they are slowly making a comeback. We scrambled over lava fields in the pouring rain just to catch a glimpse of them and it was worth every uncomfortable moment.
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