The return is a promising sign that the Critically Endangered species might establish a colony within a protected area on Kaua‘i
Conservationists in Kaua‘i's Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge are celebrating an exciting find this summer. A wildlife camera has picked up the first return of a Critically Endangered Newell's Shearwater (‘A‘o) to Nihoku, a protected translocation site. If this individual is joined by others and successfully starts a colony at Nihoku, it could represent a needed lifeline for the species.
In Exciting First, a Newell’s Shearwater has Returned to Nihoku Translocation Site
Conservationists in Kaua‘i's Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge are celebrating an exciting find this summer. A wildlife camera has picked up the first return of a Critically Endangered Newell's Shearwater (‘A‘o) to Nihoku, a protected translocation site. If this individual is joined by others and successfully starts a colony at Nihoku, it could represent a needed lifeline for the species.
In Exciting First, a Newell’s Shearwater has Returned to Nihoku Translocation Site