Translocate 20 Hawaiian petrel chicks and up to 20 Newell’s shearwater chicks to Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kaua‘i. Project will provide long-term resilience for these endemic Hawaiian seabirds by establishing new breeding populations within a predator safe enclosure; additional actions include habitat restoration, social attraction to attract prospecting, pre-breeding adults and monitoring recruitment of seabirds.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Pacific Seabirds
Project Title: Establishing Populations of Endemic Seabirds at Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge (HI) - VIII
Organization:
American Bird Conservancy
Project ID:
0115.19.066267
Description:
Award Amount:
$224954.82
Location:
The Nihoku Restoration site within Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge (KPNWR), on Kaua‘i Island, Hawai'i.