Last Ones: America's Endangered Species

Joel Sartore

National Geographic Magazine (David Griffin, Director of Photography; Kathy Moran, Photo Editor)

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.

Joel Sartore, "Last Ones: America's Endangered Species," in POYi Archive, Item #43263, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/43263 (accessed November 23, 2024).