#seabird recovery

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.

Seabird recovery enhancement project begins at Mokuʻaeʻae Islet off Kauaʻi

Seabirds nesting on the three-acre Moku‘ae‘ae Island, off of Kauaʻi’s Kīlauea Point are getting some much needed help. Crews hope to increase breeding success for the endangered Band-dumped Storm Petrels, and Bulwer’s Petrels already breeding on the island.

Hundreds of seabirds assisted during Hawaiʻi’s seabird fallout season

Through conservation partnerships, hundreds of seabirds were rescued this year during seabird fallout season, which takes place roughly between Sept. 15 and Dec. 15 each year.