Protect Hawaiian Species: Don’t Feed Wild Animals

Meet Hawaiʻi’s forest birds, waterbirds, and seabirds: Our bird profiles include birdsongs, beautiful photos, and information about Hawaiian bird habitats and behaviors.
Find a native wildlife project near you. We collaborate on projects across Hawaiʻi, including Forest Bird Recovery Projects and Seabird Recovery Projects on Kauaʻi and Maui Nui, the ʻAlalā Project, and the Mauna Kea Forest Restoration Project, which provides important bird habitat.
Learn about Hawaiʻi’s Wildlife Sanctuaries. Some include areas where visitors can observe and appreciate our native species.
Toxoplasmosis: a threat to native Hawaiian animals and to people
- A Cat-astrophic Threat for Seals – How Toxoplasma gondii makes its way from mountain to ocean, NOAA Fisheries
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Toxoplasmosis

Don’t feed wildlife. You may be tempted to share your lunch with a nēnē or to leave food on the ground for feral animals. This can negative impact our native animals.
If you are aware of a situation where someone is negatively impacting threatened or endangered birds, you can submit a report to 643-DLNR or through the DLNRTip app. Click the links below to download the app.

Found a bird in trouble? You can report downed wildlife (such as seabirds that have downed due to power line strikes) to a caring organization near you.
Cats indoors: your indoor cat can be a lifesaver!
- American Bird Conservancy – Cats Indoors: A Conservation Movement
- American Bird Conservancy – Catios and other solutions for keeping pet cats indoors or in your yard
Learn about the impacts of feral cats in Hawaiʻi from the Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council
Learn more about how to Be Pono Outdoors, including viewing wildlife from a distance, not leaving food outside, and being a Pono Pet Parent by using leashes and keeping cats indoors.

Division of Forestry and Wildlife: Wildlife Program