#Hawaiian petrels
Native seabird fallout expected to spike with Nov. 19 new moon
The Hawaiʻi Wildlife Center is urging residents and visitors across the islands to watch for downed native seabirds ahead of the upcoming new moon on Nov. 19.
Pacific Missile Range Facility aids in protecting threatened seabirds on Kauaʻi
The annual fledging of Newell’s shearwaters (ʻAʻo) and Hawaiian petrels (ʻUaʻu) on Kauaʻi starts Sept. 15 and runs through Dec. 15, marking a critical period for two of Hawaiʻi’s most threatened seabirds.
DLNR Aims to Raise Awareness on Endangered Hawaiian Petrels With “ʻUaʻu Nights”
The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife, in partnership with the Maui Nui Seabird Recovery Project and The Friends of Haleakalā, will host a two-night program to educate the public about the ʻUaʻu, or Hawaiian petrels, and their role in Polynesian navigation. The program, called “ʻUʻau Nights,” is open to the public and will allow […]
MNSRP Seeks Public Help in Saving Native Seabirds
To date, seven endangered ‘ua’u or Hawaiian Petrels and 32 ‘ua’u kani or wedge-tailed shearwaters have been recovered and saved.
Biologists Ask for Public Help as Endangered Seabirds Leave Nests
Biologists from Haleakala National Park and the State Department of Land and Natural Resources are seeking the public’s help in reporting grounded seabirds that may become disoriented by artifical lights. In October and November of each year, young seabirds leave their nests to fly to ocean feeding grounds for the first time in their lives. […]