WHO WE ARE
Kauaʻi Forest Bird Recovery Project is a project of the Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in association with Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW).
OUR MISSION
The Kaua‘i Forest Bird Recovery Project aims to promote knowledge, appreciation, and conservation of Kaua‘i’s native forest birds. We focus on one threatened (‘i‘iwi) and three federally endangered species (puaiohi, ‘akikiki, and ‘akeke‘e), with the goal of facilitating recovery of their populations in the wild.
WAYS TO SUPPORT
Stay informed: Sign up for our mailing list and follow us on Social Media (@kauaiforestbird(s), Facebook, Instagram and Twitter).
Volunteer: We have opportunities for field, office and outreach. Find out more here.
Donate: We couldn’t do it without your generosity! Donate here, all donations are tax-deductible!
EVENTS
Do you want to come and talk story with us? Find us at these events!
BLOG
RELEASING MOSQUITOES TO HELP KAUA‘I’S FOREST BIRDS
ALAKAʻI PLATEAU, Kauaʻi – It seems counterintuitive to release hundreds of thousands of mosquitoes into an area where the insects are spreading avian malaria and bringing several species of Hawaiian honeycreepers to the precipice of extinction. Nonetheless, staff from the Kaua‘i Forest Bird Recovery Project (KFBRP) heralded Thursday’s first release of male mosquitoes, into a […]
BIRDS NOT MOSQUITOES
Learn all about the Birds, Not Mosquitoes partnership and what we are doing to resist the extinction of our native honeycreepers.
Link to Final Environmental Assessment for Kaua’i.
FOR MEDIA REQUESTS
All inquiries from the news media are coordinated and approved through the DLNR Communications Office.
Please send all media requests to dlnr.comms@hawaii.gov.
Mahalo!
SOCIAL MEDIA
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Looking for some information about our native forest birds and the work we do on Kaua’i?
Check out our Youtube Channel!
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