(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
In 2018, conservation partners again provided a new home, safe from invasive predators, for some of Hawaiʻi’s most imperiled seabirds. A total of 39 chicks, including 20 Endangered Uaʻu (Hawaiian … More Saving Endangered Hawaiian Seabirds on Kauaʻi
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
LIHU‘E – School children from Island School helped release three fledgling ‘A‘o (Newell’s Shearwaters) and one ‘Ua‘u Kani (Wedge-tailed Shearwater) as part of the annual E Ho‘opomaika‘i ‘ia na Manu ‘A‘o (A Cultural Release of … More Kauaʻi’s Next Generation Help Release Rescued Endangered Shearwaters
LIHU‘E – School children from Island School helped release five fledgling ‘A‘o (Newell’s Shearwaters) and one Leach’s Storm-petrel yesterday as part of the annual E Ho‘opomaika‘i ‘ia na Manu ‘A‘o (A Cultural Release of … More School Children Help Release Rescued Shearwaters
Miracle Bird Highlights Extraordinary Recovery Efforts (Kīlauea, Kaua‘i) – At the Nihoku predator-proof enclosure at the Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, it was designated Newell’s Shearwater (‘A‘o) Chick #8. On Sunday evening … More Rescued Newell’s Shearwater Chick Heads Out To Sea
