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Island Conservation
Island Conservation’s partners at Pacific Rim Conservation help restore Hawaii’s imperiled seabird colonies using social attraction and translocation techniques. Published by: The RevelatorWritten by: Lorraine Boissoneault Noise pollution has harmed species across the planet. Could social recordings help bring them back to their habitats? It’s a quiet May morning on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. […]
André Raine, Project Manager for the Kauai Endangered Seabird Recovery Project (KESRP), recalls the once-alarming ecological condition of Lehua Islet and reports on the promising signs of change post-restoration. By: André Raine I clearly remember my first trip to Lehua. Back in 2011 I went to the islet for a four-day seabird monitoring trip, and […]
Lehua Island offers sanctuary to Wedge-tailed Shearwaters and other native Hawaiian seabirds threatened by invasive predators. Hawai’i is home to a variety of precious seabirds that depend on the islands to nest and to feed. The Wedge-tailed Shearwater nests on a number of islands, including Kaua’i and Lehua Island just south of Kaua’i. On many […]
Jan TenBruggencate explains why the benefits of conservation action outweigh the potential risks on Lehua Island. By: Jan TenBruggencate The removal of rats from Lehua Island should proceed, in my view. The likely benefits are huge, and the theoretical risk is small. Invasive rats on Lehua are killing live seabird chicks, eggs and adults, eating […]