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title: "A feral pig kills a Wedge-tailed Shearwater on the Hawaiian island of Kauai"
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# A feral pig kills a Wedge-tailed Shearwater on the Hawaiian island of Kauai

*![P01[0:0] TT[4820] E[081:2130]G[192:0x3c] BV[0:0] IR[L:L:18] MOE[0:3]    ](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Shearwaters/Wedge_tailed/Wedge-tailed_feral_pig_1_Pacific_Rim_Conservation.jpg)  
A feral pig attacks a Wedge-tailed Shearwater, trail cam photograph by Pacific Rim Conservation*

 News from the [Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/prconservation) of Pacific Rim Conservation.

 “This series highlights a tragic reality for Hawai'i's ground-nesting seabirds.  Invasive mammalian predators like cats, dogs, rats, and pigs kill and eat our native seabirds that evolved without such predators.

 These images, captured at [Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge](https://www.facebook.com/KilaueaPointNWR?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZUjzG4CS3Wj5mO1bl34Z0uufJdws7qPbA6f_KgWquXPehGZZ-FEyYe9DVCmVyinCcX0t6Z6jzgDAVenwfpEk6yqtC8NXpS6_ztPN-PPEIv53ONZo3Wefp9WvKNGg4THV6a50A0dQz4eNecx8dOhtVcIcosaFIJ2fTCOXvpVnh1SlB1AkbLQ2ld-4X75h3pN_K8&__tn__=-%5dK-R) on Kaua'i, show a feral pig killing an 'Ua'u kani (Wedge-tailed Shearwater *Ardenna pacifica*.).  Eradication efforts are underway at KPNWR to remove all pigs from inside the [newly constructed mammalian exclusion fence](https://www.acap.aq/latest-news/wedgies-are-doing-well-in-the-hawaiian-main-islands-as-another-predator-proof-fence-is-completed?highlight=WyJraWxhdWVhIiwiZmVuY2UiLCJmZW5jZXMiLCJmZW5jaW5nIiwiZmVuY2VkIiwiZmVuY2UncyJd).  We are working alongside our partners at USFWS to ensure this is a safe seabird nesting area for many years to come.”

 *22 November 2024*