Manu Minute: Cattle egret, the elegant invader
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English - December 31, 2020 00:41 - 1 minute - ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsSociety & Culture History manu minute hawaii public radio the conversation lohe bioacoustics lab Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The State Department of Agriculture introduced Cattle egrets to Hawai'i in 1959 in order to control fly populations that were harassing cattle herds. But like the non-native Barn owl, the Cattle egret's introduction has had some unintended consequences for native bird species. Special thanks to the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology for use of their field recordings in today's Manu Minute.