WEBMar 17, 2022 · Axis deer have been in Hawaii since they were gifted to King Kamehameha V in 1867 and released on Molokai. Originally from South Asia, three males and six females were introduced to Maui in...
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Hawaii’s Axis Deer Population Is Exploding — And Impacting …
WEBAug 22, 2022 · The axis deer population is at about 60,000 in Maui county, alone. But Jeff Bagshaw with the Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife Maui Branch says there could be more — …
WEBAug 2, 2022 · 2023 Lānaʻi Axis Deer Season Details. Posted on Aug 2, 2022. The State of Hawaiʻi, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) is pleased to announce that applications for the 2023 Lānaʻi Axis Deer hunting season will be available to the public online beginning Monday August 15, 2022.
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01/13/22-AERIAL ASSESSMENT OF MOLOKA‘I AXIS DEER …
WEBJan 13, 2022 · On Maui and Moloka‘i, non-native axis deer continue to devastate private agricultural land and are pushing higher and higher into forested lands. At lower elevations their voracious appetites and extreme herd sizes are leaving some landscapes looking more like moonscapes.
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Hawaii's Axis Deer Problem Is Turning the Sea Brown | Outdoor Life
WEBJan 17, 2022 · Hawaiian Axis Deer Are Causing Such Bad Erosion, the Sea Is Turning Brown. Non-native axis deer are causing severe overgrazing on several Hawaiian islands, resulting in damage to native flora and fauna—and extreme erosion. By Bob McNally. Posted on Jan 17, 2022 1:54 PM EST. 3 minute read.
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Axis Deer - Big Island Invasive Species Committee (BIISC)
WEBAxis deer pose a major threat to both the environment and economy of islands where they establish. As with any herbivores left free to roam in Hawai’i, deer strip the landscape of native plants, preventing the regrowth of important forest species.
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Managing Axis Deer On Maui and Moloka‘i - ArcGIS StoryMaps
WEBNovember 12, 2021. Axis deer (Axis axis) are invasive species that threaten native ecosystems and agriculture on Maui Island. To mitigate negative effects, it is necessary to understand current abundance, population trajectory, and how to …
WEBDec 22, 2022 · In just 50 years, by 2011, Maui had roughly 12,000 Axis deer roaming wild. 10,000 were destroyed, that year leaving roughly 2,000 but their numbers came roaring back to approximately 11,000 in just two years. In …
WEBAxis Deer (Axis axis) Hawaiʻi range: Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Maui. Region of origin: India. Date of first introduction: 1867 (Molokaʻi), between 1868 to 1898 (Oʻahu), 1920 (Lānaʻi), 1959 (Maui) Average size: Female - 45 kg, Male - 72 kg. Litter frequency: 1 litter per year.
