The kama?o is classified as extinct. The last probable sighting occurred in 1989 in the Alaka?i Wilderness Preserve, its last stronghold.
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Pineapples have indeed for a long time been a symbol of Hawai?i but they are not native to the Hawaiian islands. Pineapples can be traced back to their origin in South America, and are linked together with Hawai?i because of the large pineapple industry that was build on Hawai?i in the early 1900s.
While Hawai?i makes up barely 0.3% of the nation's total land mass, it's home to 44% of the country's endangered and threatened plant species. It has been dubbed the “extinction capital of the world.”
1. California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)The California Condor isn't just the largest bird in North America, it's also the rarest. Although these Critically Endangered birds once roamed much of prehistoric North America, their population dwindled to a mere 22 birds in the 1980s.