In an effort to keep feral pigs out of the 80-acre Kanaele Bog located in the mountains above Kalaheo, The Nature Conservancy of Hawai‘i has recently built a protective fence around the entire enclosure.
At 2,100 feet above sea level, Kanaele is the only low-elevation bog in the state and contains many endemic and endangered plant species.
“The fence represents a major conservation milestone for us,” Trae Menard, director of the Conservancy’s Kaua‘i program, said. “Kanaele is a natural treasure. Nothing like it exists anywhere on the planet.”
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