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Invasive Mongooses in Hawaii, Honolulu, USA - 25 Jun 2024
Invasive Mongooses in Hawaii, Honolulu, USA - 25 Jun 2024
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Invasive Mongooses in Hawaii, Honolulu, USA - 25 Jun 2024

A wild mongoose scampers over large rocks on a breakwater in Honolulu. Mongooses are native to Africa, Asia and some parts of Europe. The only place you will find them in the United States is in Hawaii. In 1872 mongoose from Jamaica were brought in and released into sugar cane fields to kill the rats. The plan didn't work and instead of ridding the cane fields of rats, the mongoose began destroying some of Hawaii's most native species and fauna. Many bird populations and turtle eggs declined as the mongoose would feed on unprotected nests.

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