akikiki

• The proposal, made on Tuesday by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne includes 45 plants, two Kauai birds - the 'akikiki and' akeke'e - and one Hawaiian picture-wing fly. —  ENS
• George Fenwick, president of the bird conservation group, called the listing proposal "an important victory for the 'akikiki and' akeke'e, which need every bit of help that they can get." —  ENS
• The akikiki lives only on the high, wet slopes of Kauai's highest mountain. —  ENS
• There are estimated to be fewer than 1,400 'akikiki and fewer than 3,500' akeke'e in 2007. —  ENS

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