Endangered Newell’s Shearwater

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SUCCESS! LEHUA ISLAND IS RAT-FREE!

Decade-long effort to rid Lehua Island, Hawai’i of invasive rats confirmed a success, securing the island as a safe haven for threatened and endangered Hawaiian seabirds. (LĪHUʻE) – Just in time for Earth Day 2021, Lehua Island, the tiny, but mighty island off Kaua‘i’s west shore has been declared free of damaging, introduced (invasive) rats. […]

Written by on April 21, 2021

Final Monitoring Report Issued on Lehua Restoration Project

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 20, 2018 FINAL MONITORING REPORT ISSUED ON LEHUA RESTORATION PROJECT No rodenticide found in environmental samples, minimal impact to species other than rats (Honolulu) -The National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC) of the US Department of Agriculture has […]

Written by on August 22, 2018

Restoring Bulwer’s Petrel Habitat

Conservation efforts could return Lehua Island to the safe nesting habitat it once was for the Bulwer’s Petrel and many other native Hawaiian seabirds. Soaring over the sea to nest on remote islands, the Bulwer’s Petrel is a seabird spread throughout the world, from the Azores Islands, Portugal to Lehua Island, Hawai’i. The small gray bird […]

Written by on August 28, 2017