gd, it was actually 4 islands that the Nene goose was inhabitating before the reintroduction, and it is with my understanding, in the 1700 when they were initially introduced to the islands, all the islands except for Oahu were populated with the goose. It does make sense that they were only reintroduced to Maui, Kauai, Hawaii and Molokai due to the remoteness of the reserves with lush vegetation they forage, the lava terrains, and the very similar climate. However, because of the likeness in their ecological surroundings, I dont think there was or could of been any variations to the different populations from one island to the next, as mentioned before too, they were/are mangamus, BUT, because we know that they didnt remove all the Nene's and with speculation that some type of "inbreeding" was used, their may possibly be some slight type of variation of genetics with the natural breeding and inbreeding process, but probably only identifiable by internal research of the goose. I dont believe it was the Nene with the mixed genetics, I dont recall ever hearing about that with the Nene's, though I have heard of using speices of minor variation to inbreed with to increase the population with no change in the outward appearance of the speices. And yes, the Nene on the 4 islands are all uniform. I have had the pleasure of seeing a few Nenes on Kauai and Molokai over the years, but have never made enough trips to Hawaii to have that priviledge. Even though I live right in the area where they have established themselves, it is rare to even come across one in my day to day travels through the country. Occassionally, they have been spotted in semi populated areas without incident to the goose. like the national park and the golf courses, as well as rare occassions of tragedy.
After hearing a little bit more of your experience of the Venus Fly Traps, I know for certain you understand or have felt the same type of betrayal that I am experiencing right now. When it comes to the government, the left hand never knows what the right hand is doing, and its sad because look at our economy right now? Its all about power and the ppl who have put their trust in the government, have a true interest in protecting and preserving our eco system and culture, turn around and get slapped in the face with yet more disappointment!
After hearing a little bit more of your experience of the Venus Fly Traps, I know for certain you understand or have felt the same type of betrayal that I am experiencing right now. When it comes to the government, the left hand never knows what the right hand is doing, and its sad because look at our economy right now? Its all about power and the ppl who have put their trust in the government, have a true interest in protecting and preserving our eco system and culture, turn around and get slapped in the face with yet more disappointment!
