Conservation biologist Hanna Mounce holds a Maui parrotbill, an endangered species protected with support from the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund, 2012.

Mohammed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund


Of the forest birds that we have left, the parrotbill is one of the most endangered… failure for our project would mean extinction. We picture parrotbill out here flying around. It represents a lot of hope.
— Hanna Mounce, Coordinator, Maui Parrotbill Conservation