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Lehua Art Show: Call for submissions

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources is partnering with Island Conservation to host an art show focused on the natural beauty, native species, and powerful mana of Lehua Island.

Two Rodents Detected on Lehua Island

The rat observations at Lehua Island come after a trio of aerial rodenticide applications late last year that were aimed at protecting native seabirds.

Encouraging Signs from Lehua Island Show No Rats

Monitoring efforts of the ecosystem recovery on Lehua Island find no signs of invasive Pacific Rats in the four months following a rat eradication effort.

Inconclusive Results from Examination of Lehua Fish

Results are inconclusive from an examination of dead fish that were found in tide pools following the aerial application of rodenticide on Lehua Island.

Lehua Island Third Rodenticide Application Planned Today

The third application comes today, amid an investigation launched last week claiming a connection between the rat eradication effort and bird and fish deaths.

State Proceeds with Lehua Island Rat Eradication

The state began aerial application of rodenticide today in an attempt to control the rat population at Lehua Island, an area managed as a Seabird Sanctuary

Lehua Island Rat Population Study Planned

State and partner agencies are attempting to determine what actions, if any, might be needed to protect the island’s native plants and animals.