Build a 2,100 feet long and five acre area predator-exclusion fence in the Kuaokala State Forest Reserve on Oahu in order to protect a colony of 55 breeding pairs of Laysan albatrosses that has been severely affected by predation from mongooses. Project will result in predator exclusion of feral dogs, pigs, cats, mongooses, rats and mice, contributing to the production of about 30 Laysan albatross chicks annually.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Pacific Seabirds
Project Title: Protecting the World's Highest Laysan Albatross colony from Predation in Oahu, Hawaii
Organization:
Pacific Rim Conservation
Project ID:
0115.19.065216
Description:
Award Amount:
$277788.46
Location:
Kuaokala State Forest Reserve, Oahu