Develop thermal imaging drone technology to search for breeding colonies of Newell's shearwater and Hawaiian petrel on Oahu and evaluate success of translocation as a management action on Kauai. Project will test and develop thermal imaging drones to detect burrow nesting seabirds, deploy song meters at strategic locations, locate possible burrows, and conduct monitoring at a translocation site to determine whether listed seabirds are breeding and evaluate the success of past translocations.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Pacific Seabirds
Project Title: Using Thermal Imaging Drones to Locate Newell's Shearwaters and Hawaiian Petrels on Oahu (HI) - II
Organization:
Pacific Rim Conservation
Project ID:
0115.20.070761
Description:
Award Amount:
$79000.00
Location:
Oahu, Hawaii and Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai, Hawaii