# @sandiegozoo on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CXSOdT8Mr7P
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34249187-sandiegozoo-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/3d383c4b62.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-12-10T02:05:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** San Diego Zoo (@sandiegozoo) — https://gondola.cc/sandiegozoo

## Caption

The situation is dire - one tiny 'akikiki was rescued in Maui in a last-ditch effort to save the species from extinction. Temperature increases have caused malaria-carrying mosquitos to venture into higher elevations where the little honeycreepers live, giving them nowhere to escape from the deadly disease.

In just a decade, malaria has decimated what was once a thriving population and this chick may be among the last living 'akikiki. The chick will join 42 other 'akikiki at the Maui Bird Conservation Center until we find a way to reduce the mosquito population in the area, providing a flicker of hope for the recovery of the species.

#Akikiki #CriticallyEndangered #Conservation #SanDiegoZoo #SDZWA

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- **Views:** 17,121
- **Likes:** 3,978
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- **Comments:** 27

## Tags

conservation, akikiki, criticallyendangered, sdzwa, sandiegozoo

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