(LIHU’E) – The annual E Ho‘opomaika‘i ‘ia na Manu ‘A‘o (A Cultural Release of the Native Newell’s Shearwater) event was not slowed down by the Covid-19 crisis this year. Instead … More SHEARWATER RELEASE CEREMONY GOES VIRTUAL

(Līhuʻe) – A single, free-roaming cat again demonstrates the awful toll cats are exacting on endangered native Hawaiian birds. Over the course of three days in a remote area of … More ANOTHER MASSACRE BY A SINGLE CAT RESULTS IN THE DEATH OF NINE ENDANGERED NATIVE SEABIRD CHICKS ON KAUA‘I

(Lihu‘e) – The killing of an endangered Hawaiian Petrel chick involved in a tracking project highlights the continued threat of feral cats to native wildlife on Kaua‘i. The chick had been … More FERAL CAT KILLS RARE HAWAIIAN PETREL CHICK INVOLVED IN SCIENTIFIC STUDY

Kaua’i School kids joined by council and PMRF members to celebrate native seabirds (Lihu‘e) –  As part of the annual E Ho‘opomaika‘i ‘ia na Manu ‘A‘o (A Cultural Release of the Native … More KAUA’I SCHOOL CHILDREN HELP RELEASE RESCUED ENDANGERED SHEARWATERS

Aerial Rat Baiting Supplemented with Continued Monitoring (Lihue) – The population of Pacific Rats on tiny Lehua Island, off Kaua‘i’s west coast remains extremely low, two years after three applications … More LEHUA ISLAND RESTORATION PROJECT NEARS TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY

LIHUE – School children from Kalaheo Elementary School and Island School helped to release 10 fledgling ‘A‘o (Newell’s Shearwaters) over the last two days during the annual E Ho‘opomaika‘i ‘ia na … More Saving Kaua‘i’s Endangered Seabirds – Local School Children Release Rescued Shearwater Chicks Back Out to Sea