▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁f encing ▁areas ▁of ▁East ▁Mau i ▁and ▁removing ▁fer al ▁ung ul ates . ▁The ▁recovery ▁plan ▁also ▁included ▁a ▁capt ive ▁bre eding ▁program , ▁which ▁produced ▁its ▁first ▁ch ick ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Field ▁research ▁is ▁primarily ▁done ▁by ▁the ▁Mau i ▁Forest ▁Bird ▁Rec overy ▁Project . ▁ ▁A ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁survey ▁of ▁the ▁Wa ik am oi ▁Pres erve ▁estimates ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁about ▁ 2 0 ▁birds ▁per ▁square ▁kilometer ▁in ▁the ▁wind ward ▁preserve ▁near ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁H ale ak ala , ▁indicating ▁that ▁the ▁population ▁is ▁holding ▁steady ▁or ▁possibly ▁increasing . ▁A ▁contrib uting ▁factor ▁is ▁that ▁native ▁shr ub ▁cover ▁in ▁Wa ik am oi ▁has ▁triple d ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁ 1 5 ▁years . ▁A ▁previous ▁study ▁found ▁about ▁half ▁the ▁density . ▁The ▁preserve ▁contains ▁about ▁ 2 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁population , ▁while ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁rest ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁Han aw i ▁Natural ▁Area ▁Reserve . ▁The ▁birds ▁were ▁once ▁found ▁throughout ▁Mau i ▁and ▁Mol ok ai . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Bird Life ▁Species ▁Fact sheet . ▁ ▁Mau i ▁Par rot b ill ▁videos , ▁photos ▁and ▁sounds ▁on ▁the ▁Internet ▁Bird ▁Collection ▁ ▁Mau i ▁par rot b ill ▁Category : H aw ai ian ▁h oney c ree pers ▁Category : Bi ota ▁of ▁Mau i ▁Category : End em ic ▁fa