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Small Asian Mongoose

Herpestes javanicus

Photo by douglaslfaust
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Seen outside of Hanauma Bay crater in Honolulu, HI

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Small Asian mongoose

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Comments (4)
Aaron_G
It's because humans have a way of continuously making things worse, whether by accident or by intentional means. :-/
mauna Kunzah
You're absolutely right, NatralList. It's pathetic the way that they ended up on Hawaii. Supposedly, a Jamaican population of mongooses was introduced to the big island hundreds of years ago...
mauna Kunzah
Hey, Doug, this mongoose would be a nice addition to my Alien Species mission: https://www.projectnoah.org/missions/17638321. The small Asian mongoose is a big problem on the Hawaiian islands as it impacts the native bird population.

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PublishedFebruary 22, 2012

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