Finding the Pueo
The Pueo Project was set up in 2017 to monitor the population size and habitat use of this Hawaiian Short-eared Owl. Knowing more will help establish which habitats we should conserve to help stabilize the population.
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Hawaiʻi Bird Habitats
Grant Funds Will Allow Better Access for Hikers and Birders
Kauaʻi’s trail system will receive a boost with the award of a Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority grant. The ‘Aloha Aina’ grant will provide $118,000 to repair degraded sections of the Pihea-Alakaʻi trail system, where hikers can learn about the history, culture and wildlife.
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Saving Seabirds in the “French Hawaiʻi”
Helen Raine, Conservation Specialist for Pacific Birds, joined a contingent of Hawaiian researchers this summer to attend the Island Biology conference in St. Denis, Réunion and to collaborate with the LIFE+ Petrels project there.
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ROD Shows Up in Maui
Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death is a fungal disease affecting one of Hawaiʻi’s most beloved and widespread native trees, the ʻohiʻa. It has hit Hawaiʻi Island hard, has been found on Kauaʻi and in June 2019 the disease was detected on Maui.
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Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death continues to devastate in Hawaii
On Hawaii’s Big Island, and recently on Kauaʻi, fungi have been infecting ʻōhiʻa trees, to the alarm of scientists, conservationists and residents. Known as Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death, the disease has the potential to significantly alter the ecoystems of the islands.
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Restoration Projects Benefit Hawaiian Waterbirds
Two wetlands in Hawaii will soon undergo restoration projects, thanks to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program, the Hawaii State Division of Forestry and Wildlife, and local partners.
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Meet the Nēnē, Hawaii’s Only Endemic Goose
The Nēnē, or Hawaiian Goose, is Hawaiiʻs state bird. For visitors who are not familiar this striking endemic goose, it can seem odd to find it far from wetland habitats. It spends more time on land than most other geese, and even has reduced webbing on its feet that help it navigate lava flows and other terrestrial habitats.
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Fences, Cats and Seabirds In Hawaii
At a recent partnership meeting in Hawaii, topics included a feral cat ordinance proposed for Kauaʻi, and a site visit to a translocation site for ʻUaʻu, or Hawaiian Petrel…
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Birds Of Papahānaumokuākea
The recent expansion of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands will benefit multiple wildlife species, including Laysan Albatross and other sea and land birds….
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