Gallery

Newell’s Shearwater near Kaua’i – photo by Daniel Webster
Hawaiian Petrel in its burrow in Hono O Na Pali Natural Area Reserve – photo by Oscar Johnson
Newell’s Shearwater near Kaua’i. Photo by Robin Baird
Newell’s Shearwater in its burrow at Upper Limahuli Preserve – photo by Emily Haber
Newell’s Shearwater chick from Upper Limahuli Preserve
Hawaiian Petrel chick
Newell’s Shearwater being released (photo by Jim Denny)
Cat predating an endangered seabird
Game camera photo of cat with bird in mouth – courtesy DLNR Natural Area Reserve System
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel (photo by Daniel L. Webster -www.cascadiaresarch.org)
Fluffy Newell’s Shearwater chick – photo by Andre Raine
Hawaiian Petrel in flight – photo by Daniel Webster
Newell’s Shearwater at sea near Hawaii (photo by Robin W. Baird – http://www.cascadiaresearch.org)
Translocated Newell’s Shearwater chick
Radar survey truck
Fluffy Hawaiian Petrel chick
Dr. Andre Raine holding a Hawaiian Petrel chick
Kupuna Sabra releases a Newell’s Shearwater
Hiking to remote burrows to translocate endangered birds in 2017
Incubating Hawaiian Petrel (photo by Trevor Joyce)
Hawaiian Petrel in flight (photo by Jim Denny)
2017 Hawaiian Petrel translocation
‘A‘o (photo by Brenda Zaun)
‘Ake‘ake (photo by Jim Denny)
‘Ua‘u (photo by Jim Denny)
Typical Newell’s Shearwater breeding habitat – Wainiha Valley (photo by Andre F. Raine)
The Newell’s Shearwater, like all Procellariiformes, is supremely adapted to life at sea (photo by Jim Denny)
Kupuna Sabra Kauka prepares to release a fledgling as part of the annual E Ho‘opomaika‘i ‘ia na Manu ‘A‘o (A Cultural Release of the Native Newell’s Shearwater)
Hawaii’s endangered seabirds are bound to both the sea and the mountains (photo by Andre F. Raine)
The ‘tube-nose’ nostrils of this Newell’s Shearwater are vital to life on the ocean (photo by Andre F. Raine)
The laser mitigation fence in operation
Lasers visible at night
The laser aiming housing was fully designed and built by the UMP
Hawaiian Petrel in its burrow
Newell’s Shearwater near Kaua’i, by Robin Baird
View through night vision goggles – photo by Andre Raine
Dr. Andre Raine with a Newell’s Shearwater chick
Radar screen – dotted lines represent seabirds in flight. Photo by Andre Raine
Helicopter belly hookup
Night vision observation with and without Near Infrared Lights
Power lines observed through night vision
Helicopter sling load training (photo David M. Golden)
UMP data indicates that 42% of grounded birds end up dying on Kauaʻi
Once grounded seabirds face many threats including feral cats, dogs, and being hit by cars
Rehabilitated Newell’s Shearwater being released
Black rat predating an endangered seabird egg
Cat killing a Newell’s Shearwater