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	<title>Hawaii Agriculture &#187; Invasive Species</title>
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		<title>Hunters hired to control invasive species on Hawaii island kill first axis deer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hunting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hunters hired to control invasive species on Hawaii island have killed their first axis deer. The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported Tuesday the deer was captured in the southern part of the island. Big Island Invasive Species Committee Manager Jan Schipper declined to say specifically where the deer was killed to prevent interference with the committee’s two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Origin of lethal tick infection a mystery</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A POTENTIALLY lethal tick infection newly identified in Australia has mysteriously emerged on the NSW south coast. Doctors have revealed the first reported Australian case of human babesiosis, a tick-borne infection that carries a 5 to 10 per cent fatality rate, higher than the death rate from the most common tick bite infections. The victim [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stink bugs migrating to the Deep South</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 19:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the front line of the brown marmorated stink bug invasion, Doug Inkley was overrun. Over nine months last year, he counted, bug by bug, 56,205 in his house and garden. They were everywhere. “I literally have made homemade chili and had to throw it out because there were stink bugs in it,” said Inkley, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stink bug population spreading across USA</title>
		<link>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/stink-bug-population-spreading-across-usa-usatoday-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stink bugs, the smelly scourge of the mid-Atlantic, are hitch-hiking and gliding their way across the country. Officially known as the brown marmorated stink bug, sightings of the pest have been reported in 33 states, an increase of eight states since last fall. &#8220;I would say people now regard them as an out-of-control pest,&#8221; says [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elephants and rhinos in Australia &#8216;could control damaging wild grasses&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[African gamba grass, introduced in the 1930s, wreaks havoc on the landscape and provides dangerous fuel for wildfires, experts say Elephants and rhinoceros should be introduced to the Australian outback to control the impact of damaging wild grasses, according to an Australian professor of environmental change biology. But other Australian academics warned the proposal risked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Funding approved to continue fight against Guam&#8217;s brown tree snake</title>
		<link>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/funding-approved-to-continue-fight-against-guams-brown-tree-snake/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 05:02:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It appears the effort to eradicate the notorious brown tree snake on Guam and keep it from infesting Hawaii will not fall victim to congressional budget tightening – at least for now. The program was on the verge of being canceled this week because the fiscal year is ending and Congress has imposed a moratorium [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wild donkeys to be taken from Hawaii to California</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 01:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home &#62; Breaking News &#62; World &#62; StoryAug 6, 2011Wild donkeys to be taken from Hawaii to California HONOLULU &#8211; IN AN effort to control Hawaii&#8217;s wild donkey population, about 100 of them are being taken to California. KITV reports the Humane Society of the United States is planning to remove the donkeys on a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tiny snails survive digestion by birds</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Snails are able to survive intact after being eaten by birds, according to scientists. Japanese white-eyes on the island of Hahajima, Japan feast on tiny land snails. Researchers found that 15% of the snails eaten survived digestion and were found alive in the birds&#8217; droppings. This evidence suggests that bird predation could be a key [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hawaii officials looking for stinging caterpillar</title>
		<link>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/hawaii-officials-looking-for-stinging-caterpillar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 02:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hawaii agriculture officials are asking for the public&#8217;s help in spotting infestations of the stinging nettle caterpillar, which appears to have recently spread to Kauai. The state Department of Agriculture said Wednesday Kauai residents may begin to see more of the bugs during the summer, the peak months for the species. The Big Island, Maui, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fences protect 8,000 acres of Kaua‘i wilderness</title>
		<link>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/fences-protect-8000-acres-of-kaua%e2%80%98i-wilderness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 04:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[> Endangered species hotspot now guarded against goats, pigsA new pair of fences in the remote wilderness of Kaua‘i will reportedly protect the island’s primary source of water and one of the most important biological diversity hotspots in the Hawaiian archipelago. These strong barriers, developed by The Nature Conservancy for the benefit of the Kaua‘i [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Excerpt: &#8216;Intelligent Tinkering&#8217; By Robert Cabin &#124; Audubon Magazine Blog</title>
		<link>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/book-excerpt-intelligent-tinkering-by-robert-cabin-audubon-magazine-blog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 00:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Book Excerpt: &#8216;Intelligent Tinkering&#8217; By Robert CabinCategories: * Animals * Birds * Nature * Plants * Reviews * Travel * Wildlife By Alisa Opar05/31/2011 Hawaii is home to one of the world’s last dry tropical forests. In their prime, these magnificent ecosystems were bastions of biodiversity. Now, only 10 percent of the state’s original dry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Axis deer on Hawaii island pose problem for state</title>
		<link>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/axis-deer-on-hawaii-island-pose-problem-for-state/</link>
		<comments>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/axis-deer-on-hawaii-island-pose-problem-for-state/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 23:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[State officials are developing plans to remove axis deer in Hawaii County before damage becomes significant to ranch grasslands, farm crops and plants that are vital to maintain watershed areas. &#8220;We will need to take quick and effective action to prevent costly and destructive impacts on the Big Island that will last for generations, perhaps [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PLoS ONE: Evolution, Insular Restriction, and Extinction of Oceanic Land Crabs, Exemplified by the Loss of an Endemic Geograpsus in the Hawaiian Islands</title>
		<link>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/plos-one-evolution-insular-restriction-and-extinction-of-oceanic-land-crabs-exemplified-by-the-loss-of-an-endemic-geograpsus-in-the-hawaiian-islands/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 17:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most oceanic islands harbor unusual and vulnerable biotas as a result of isolation. As many groups, including dominant competitors and predators, have not naturally reached remote islands, others were less constrained to evolve novel adaptations and invade adaptive zones occupied by other taxa on continents. Land crabs are an excellent example of such ecological release, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extinct land crab once held isle sway</title>
		<link>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/extinct-land-crab-once-held-isle-sway/</link>
		<comments>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/extinct-land-crab-once-held-isle-sway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 17:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hordes of land crabs occupied the Hawaiian Islands until they went extinct after the arrival of Polynesians some 1,000 years ago, says a Florida researcher who describes the species for the first time. &#8220;If these land crabs were alive today, Hawaii would be a very different place,&#8221; said researcher Gustav Paulay, with the Florida Museum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The incredible floating fire ant</title>
		<link>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/the-incredible-floating-fire-ant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 06:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Brian Vastag, Congress — and perhaps the rest of us — could learn a thing or two about teamwork from Solenopsis invicta, the dreaded fire ant. When in danger of drowning, a colony of the critters — thousands of them — will save themselves by joining forces and forming a raft. They pile together [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rare plants thrive in Big Island Forest preserve</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 19:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[endangered species]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Native Hawaiian Plants]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Nature Conservancy says rare native plants are once again thriving in a Big Island forest preserve now that a fence is keeping out pigs and mouflon sheep. The animals, which are not native to Hawaii, destroy native plants and habitats by trampling on vegetation. The animals accelerate erosion and pollute the water supply with [...]]]></description>
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