Goats

One thing you encounter as you travel the Hawaiian Islands is the frequency with which experts will describe the frequency of various invasive species. This is not a new term for me and I understand that invasive species are an issue in the lakes and fields back home. Perhaps the difference here is the huge areas of land in Hawaii that is not cultivated that makes a difference.

In Kauai, there were many chickens running about and an occasional wild pig that we would see as we drive about. There are a few chickens and pigs here running wild here. We see mongooses everywhere and I was told they are egg eaters and this is hard on the bird population. One species we do see running wild as we drive are wild goats. You see these goats in the thinly vegetated lava fields often with a lookout standing on a taller peak within the lava. Like the pigs on Kauai, these goats are hunted during a designated season.