Team of Nēnē

After 60 years of collaborative conservation efforts among federal, state, NGOs and local partners, the Hawaiian Goose, or nēnē (Branta sandvicensis), is one step closer to recovery. An intensive captive breeding program, habitat restoration, and active management strategies have led to the nēnē’s return from the brink of extinction. As a result, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has downlisted the nēnē from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).