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V <br />mandate the DLNR eradicate sheep and goats from Palila <br />Critical Habitat. <br />• For nearly 40 years, millions have been spent on fencing <br />and aerial/ground eradication of sheep on Mauna Kea to <br />fulfill the Federal order. <br />• More than 25,000 sheep have been eradicated, with less <br />than 300. remaining as of 2022. <br />• While efforts of salvaging meat for the public are made, <br />the recovery rate is only 40%, leaving 60% to rot and or <br />feed feral cats and mongoose which are a threat to palila <br />populations. <br />• In 1980 there were thousands of sheep and 7,000 palila in <br />the Palila Critical Habitat. <br />• Long after the eradication of sheep and full growth of the <br />mamane forest, the palila count in 2021 had fallen to only <br />678 remaining. <br />• On account of the Federal mandate, thousands of <br />residents have lost a tremendous source of subsistence <br />hunting opportunities on Mauna Kea. <br />• The drastic reduction of the numbers of sheep combined <br />with the subsequent recovery of vegetation on Mauna Kea <br />has resulted in an increase of vegetative fuel loads'. Fire <br />is the greatest threat to Palila Critical Habitat. Recent fire <br />burned approximately 250 acres of Palila Critical Habitat. <br />• Due to'the threat of fire, the Board of Land and Natural <br />