International Union for Conservation of Nature

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES

DAVID Y. IGE
GOVERNOR

SUZANNE D. CASE
CHAIRPERSON

MEDIA ADVISORY

RESCUE OF NEWELL’S SHEARWATER CHICK DEMONSTRATES CHALLENGES

A tiny Newell’s Shearwater chick, rescued from the Hono o Na Pali Natural Area Reserve on Kaua‘i, in late August, is thriving and doing well. The project manager of the Kaua‘i Endangered Seabird Project says he’s never seen something like this happen before.  Typically chicks are preyed on by feral cats or rats.  This chick’s survival is a bright spot in the otherwise dire situation for three species of endangered seabirds on Kaua‘i. Their plight will be chronicled in the latest DLNR & YOU television special, airing on KFVE-TV in Honolulu on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016 at 6:30 p.m.

 

WHAT:            News Conference/Media Availability

WHEN:            Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016  1:45 p.m.

WHERE:         IUCN World Conservation Congress, Hawai‘i Convention Center, Room 320

WHO:              Dr. Andre Raine, Project Manager, Kaua‘i Endangered Seabird Project
                            Sheri Mann, Kaua‘i Branch Manager, DLNR Division of Forestry & Wildlife

NOTE:             Video and photos of the rescued chick will be available for release, along
                            With a link to the TV special, “The Endangered Seabirds of Kaua‘i”

This is the 13th of 19 daily DLNR & YOU news conferences associated with the IUCN World Conservation Congress Hawai’i 2016, Sept. 1^st-10th.       

 

MEDIA CONTACT:

Dan Dennison
Senior communications manager
(808) 587-0407’