Island Conservation
Research has revealed alarming rates of decline for Hawai’i-endemic seabirds, but conservation efforts are building momentum and offer hope for these threatened species. By: André Raine Kaua’i’s endangered seabirds are facing catastrophic declines, as our new paper in the journal Condor shows. Using data from radar surveys conducted between 1993 and 2013, we found that […]
Hawaiian Seabirds at Risk: Research reveals alarming decline in Hawaiian Petrel and Newell’s Shearwater populations. For immediate release Contact: Heath Packard, heath.packard@islandconservation.org, +1 360.584.3051 Resources: Interviews, photos, peer-reviewed publication Two native Hawaiian seabird species, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature Red-listed Vulnerable Hawaiian Petrel and Endangered Newell’s Shearwater, are experiencing steep decline according to a […]