Today scientists do not use such methods to study the endangered animals of the NWHI, instead using photography and radio tracking in their studies. While on Laysan, the scientists studied the different land birds found there. The scientists were battered by a sudden storm that lasted nearly three days. When the storm was over, they discovered that the last three Laysan Apapane had died during the storm, perhaps the only time scientists had actually observed the extinction of an animal in the wild. All rights reserved .
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