Mongoose, Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii
Puuhonua Road, Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii (The Big Island), Hawaiian Islands, USA (August 2015)
Javan / Small Asian / Small Indian Mongoose is considered to be one of the worst 100 invasive alien species in the world. It was introduced to Hawaii (via Jamaica) in 1883 as a means to control rat populations in sugar cane plantations but has become a major predator of birds, snakes, frogs and small mammals on the islands.
For more information on this species of Mongoose see the following links:
Javan Mongoose (Herpestes javanicus) / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Mongoose (Herpestes javanicus) / Hawaiian Invasive Species Council
Small Indian Mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) / Global Invasive Species Database
Small Asian Mongoose (Herpestes javanicus) / Instant Hawaii
Shooting Time 15:35
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1250
Av(Aperture Value) 4.5
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 800
Javan / Small Asian / Small Indian Mongoose is considered to be one of the worst 100 invasive alien species in the world. It was introduced to Hawaii (via Jamaica) in 1883 as a means to control rat populations in sugar cane plantations but has become a major predator of birds, snakes, frogs and small mammals on the islands.
For more information on this species of Mongoose see the following links:
Javan Mongoose (Herpestes javanicus) / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Mongoose (Herpestes javanicus) / Hawaiian Invasive Species Council
Small Indian Mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) / Global Invasive Species Database
Small Asian Mongoose (Herpestes javanicus) / Instant Hawaii
Shooting Time 15:35
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1250
Av(Aperture Value) 4.5
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 800
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