Axis deer, originally from South Asia, were introduced to Hawaii in the late-1860s when several were gifted to King Kamehameha V and released on Molokai. About 34,000 deer survive in the islands ...
Efforts to control the population of invasive axis deer on Maui have intensified this year, with an estimated 17,000 animals ...
An unassuming gift of nine deer from India to the Hawaiian islands in 1867 has spiraled into a modern-day ecological nightmare. On the island of Maui, the axis deer population has ballooned to ...
In South Asia, the deer's native range, the population ratio is one-to-one, female to male, but DOFAW estimates Maui has nine ...
Lawmakers are pouring millions into controlling Maui County’s axis deer problem. But where is all that money going? And are ...
Muise, however, is a leader when it comes to tracking deer population estimates. His Big Island-based Kia Hawaii focuses on axis deer management throughout Maui County and works with local ranches.
MAUI (KHON2) — Lawmakers are pouring millions into controlling Maui County’s axis deer problem. But where is all that money going? And are things getting any better? Download the free KHON2 ...