text:  you know, the next generations will be able to see these birds flying free in the forest as they should be. That was Rachel Kingsley, who works with the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project, and Michelle Bogardas of the Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Service. They were talking with HBR's Lillian Song. Interesting fact, the lifespan for the Alalá in captivity is 29 years, and the oldest documented bird in the wild is 18 years old.