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Hawaii Conservation Projects

RESTORATION EFFORTS AT HISTORIC PEARL HARBOR MARSH HABITAT

Seventy acres of wetlands, home to numerous bird species on Honolulu and near Pearl Harbor, are now part of a wildlife sanctuary, thanks a wetland restoration effort supported by Wildlife Forever. Waste and alien vegetation from the wetlands were removed from the area to help make it suitable for bird nesting and foraging. Special fencing is helping to control predators that could hamper the nesting efforts of the Hawaiian coot, the endangered Hawaiian stilt, and other migratory water birds.

WILD TURKEY ON OAHU

Wild turkeys were reintroduced to the island of Oahu in Hawaii thanks to support from Wildlife Forever. Stocking efforts in the early 1960s established healthy flocks of Rio Grande wild turkeys on all the major Hawaiian Islands except Oahu. The turkeys are now an important species for the annual game bird hunt. In an effort to establish wild turkeys on Oahu, approximately 50 birds were trapped on other Hawaiian Islands and transferred to Oahu for release. Future plans call for the area to be open for hunting when the population reaches sustainable levels.