Chick update!
All 19 of our #NewellsShearwater chicks are settled into their new home at the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge and weigh between 400-500 grams. #15 here is one of our larger and sassier chicks.
Learn about their translocation at nihoku.org
It鈥檚 feeding time! Every morning our team prepares a delicious slurry of squid, fish, oil, pedialyte and vitamins for the translocated Newell鈥檚 Shearwater chicks to help them grow big and strong 馃挭馃徑
Why translocate Shearwater chicks? Visit us at goo.gl/KU9Y92
Why is the translocation of HAPE and NESH so important?
"The stakes are high: The young Hawaiian Petrels in Kohley's care will be the founders of the only fully protected colony of federally listed seabirds anywhere in the Hawaiian Islands."
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How many people does it take to care for 20 translocated chicks? A small village! This is the 2017 team needed just to transport chicks from their vulnerable habitat to their new home at Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge. Visit goo.gl/KU9Y92 to learn more!
Where do the translocated Hawaiian Petrels (HAPE) and Newel Shearwaters (NESH) live? In custom designed burrows! Stick with us through December to see the progress of the incoming residents #HawaiianPetrel #NewelShearwater #SeabirdTranslocation #PacificRimConservation
