Complete a research trip to Hawadax Island in Alaska to conduct post-eradication monitoring to quantify the long-term changes to the Island’s seabird and other bird communities 11 years after completion of rat a successful rat eradication. Project will examine the long-term benefits of rat removal and provide essential information for land managers in the region to understand the strength and timing of native seabird populations’ response to the removal of invasive rats.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Pacific Seabirds
Project Title: 11 Year Post-Eradication Seabird Monitoring on Hawadax Island (AK)
Organization:
Island Conservation
Project ID:
0105.19.064403
Description:
Award Amount:
$60000.00
Location:
Hawadax Island, part of the Aleutian Archipelago and located within the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge in the U.S. state of Alaska.