Availability of a Draft Revised Recovery Plan for Hawaiian Waterbirds, Second Revision

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces the availability for public review of a draft Revised Recovery Plan for Hawaiian Waterbirds, Second Revision. The four waterbirds covered by this plan, the Hawaiian duck or koloa maoli (Anas wyvilliana), Hawaiian coot or ``alae ke'oke'o (Fulica alai), Hawaiian moorhen or ``alae ``ula (Gallinula chloropus sandvicensis), and the Hawaiian stilt or ae'o (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni), are all listed as endangered species by the Federal government and the State of Hawaii. All four species require wetlands for their survival. These species are currently found on one or more of the eight main Hawaiian Islands (Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe, and Hawaii). None of these species are thought to number more than 2,500 individuals, with the exception of the Hawaiian coot which is estimated to range between 2,000 and 4,000 birds statewide.