Another mass slaughter of Wedge-tailed Shearwaters by domestic cats on Kauaihttps://www.acap.aq/latest-news/another-mass-slaughter-of-wedge-tailed-shearwaters-by-domestic-cats-on-kauai

01 May 2026 “A staggering 168 dead birds”, collected together to count and photograph by Archipelago Research and Conservation “The 'ua'u kani (Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica) breeding season has barely started and already we have a mass slaughter event....

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Dog attack? A seven-year-old Laysan Albatross is found dead on Kauaihttps://www.acap.aq/latest-news/dog-attack-a-seven-year-old-laysan-albatross-is-found-dead-on-kauai

25 February 2026 A Laysan Albatross lies dead below a warning sign aimed to protect breeding seabirds ACAP Latest News has previously reported on the depredations of Layan Albatrosses Phoebastria immutabilis by stray and unleashed dogs on the Hawaiian island of Kauai...

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Predator-proof fence matting in the Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge is in line with World Albatross Day’s 2026 theme of “Habitat Restoration”https://www.acap.aq/latest-news/predator-proof-fence-matting-in-the-kilauea-point-national-wildlife-refuge-is-in-line-with-world-albatross-days-2026-theme-of-habitat-restoration

11 February 2026 Refuge Complex team members lay the first stretch of matting along the exterior perimeter of the predator-proof fence in the Kīlauea Point NWR, photograph from the US Fish & Wildlife Service Biology and habitat maintenance teams have initiated an...

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It’s not just cats. Nine Wedge-tailed Shearwaters are killed by dogs on Kauaihttps://www.acap.aq/latest-news/its-not-just-cats-nine-wedge-tailed-shearwaters-killed-by-dogs-on-kauai

18 September 2025 Wedge-tailed Shearwater corpses after the dog attack, photograph from Archipelago Research and Conservation The Hawaii-based environmental consultancy, Archipelago Research and Conservation (ARC) has recently reported on its Facebook page of a mass...

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THE ACAP MONTHLY MISSIVE. Two different animals: pet cats at home, feral cats on islandshttps://www.acap.aq/latest-news/the-acap-monthly-missive-two-different-animals-pet-cats-at-home-feral-cats-on-islands

15 September 2025 A feral cat kills a Newell’s Shearwater on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, photograph by André Raine First a disclaimer. I have lived with domestic cats nearly all my life. The current pair have completed a decade; I am approaching my ninth. So, it can...

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“North Star on the South Shore”. A new breeding locality for the Laysan Albatross on Kauaihttps://www.acap.aq/latest-news/north-star-on-the-south-shore-a-new-breeding-locality-for-the-laysan-albatross-on-kauai

22 July 2025 Hōkūpaʻa five days before fledging, photograph by Hob Osterlund Laysan Albatrosses Phoebastria immutabilis breed in several localities along the northern shore of the Hawaiian island of Kauai, from the Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands...

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A feral pig kills a Wedge-tailed Shearwater on the Hawaiian island of Kauaihttps://www.acap.aq/latest-news/a-feral-pig-kills-a-wedge-tailed-shearwater-on-the-hawaiian-island-of-kauai

21 November 2024 A feral pig attacks a Wedge-tailed Shearwater, trail cam photograph by Pacific Rim Conservation News from the Facebook page of Pacific Rim Conservation. “This series highlights a tragic reality for Hawai'i's ground-nesting seabirds. Invasive mammalian...

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UPDATED. Safe from sea level rise and predators. Laysan Albatrosses on Kauai and Oahu lay record egg numbershttps://www.acap.aq/latest-news/safe-from-sea-level-rise-and-predators-laysan-albatrosses-on-kaui-and-oahu-lay-record-egg-numbers

18 January 2024 The new predator-proof fence in the Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, photograph by US Fish & Wildlife Service Laysan Albatrosses Phoebastria immutabilis are breeding again in the North Pacific. The vast majority breeds on the low-lying atolls of...

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64 Laysan Albatross eggs destroyed! Feral pigs wreak destruction before a predator-proof fence is completed on Kauaihttps://www.acap.aq/latest-news/64-laysan-albatross-eggs-destroyed-feral-pigs-wreak-destruction-before-a-predator-proof-fence-in-completed-on-kauai

24 January 2023 A feral pig approaches an incubating Albatross at night, trail camera photograph from the United States Fish and Wildife Service The Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, based on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai, has reported on its Facebook page that...

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Hands-on management works. Black-footed and Laysan Albatross news from Hawaiihttps://www.acap.aq/latest-news/hands-on-management-works-black-footed-and-laysan-albatross-news-from-hawaii

17 January 2023 This Laysan Albatross pair seems safe from climate change 500 m above the sea in the Kuaokala Game Management Area on Oahu, photograph from Pacific Rim Conservation For some years, ACAP Latest News has regularly reported on conservation management...

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