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Island Conservation
Researchers have found two active nesting sites of the Band-rumped Storm-petrel on the slopes of Mauna Loa, Hawai’i. 7,000 feet above sea level on the Big Island’s Mauna Loa volcano, researchers have found a population of locally Endangered Band-rumped Storm-petrels. Although the species can be found throughout the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the Hawaiian populations […]
Conservationists are hopeful for the future of Hawai’i’s native plants as new populations flourish in Volcanoes National Park. Hawai’i’s Volcanoes National Park is known for the Kīlauea Volcano, but these days conservationists are excited about the park for another reason. Namely, they are excited about the Ka‘ū Silversword and Pele Lobeliad–two plant species that were […]
A five-mile cat-proof fence built on Mauna Loa will keep native birds safe from invasive feral cats. The ‘Ua’u, also called the Hawaiian Petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis), is a seabird listed as Vulnerable by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. ‘Ua’u spend most of their time out at sea, but they settle on the slopes […]