
Toxoplasmosis spread by cats poses growing threat to endangered nēnē, public health
Nēnē. (VC: Screenshot credit: Hawaiʻi DLNR) Nēnē, Hawaiʻi’s state bird, face a growing threat not just from predators—but from disease. Feral and free-roaming cats are transmitting toxoplasmosis, a parasitic disease that is increasingly killing these …