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A green sea turtle makes its way from its nest to the ocean.

Habitat Restoration

USFWS, NOAA Propose Critical Habitat for Green Sea Turtles

James Kwon in the forest with two other people

James Kwon — Aspiring Leader, Learning to Step Up

A person in a red jacket standing at the top of a mountain overlooking a gulch and the ocean.

Lauren Weisenberger - Celebrating ESA 50th with the Plant Recovery Coordinator in Hawaiʻi

A sihek stand on a branch in a cage. It is cinnamon orange with metallic blue wings and tail. It's beak is large and black and it has a metallic blue stripe retreating from its eye like mascara.

Endangered Species Act

Species Spotlight: Guam Kingfisher (Sihek)

Baby honu swim just below the surface line.

Wildlife Management

Sea Turtles Need Help During Nesting Season

A sihek stand on a branch in a cage. It is cinnamon orange with metallic blue wings and tail. It's beak is large and black and it has a metallic blue stripe retreating from its eye like mascara.

Wildlife Management

Final Rule for the Experimental Population of Sihek

An ʻakepa beingheld. It is a bright, orange-red bird with a small beak and a black eye.

Endangered Species Act

Endangered Species Spotlight: ‘Ākepa (Loxops coccineus)

Endangered Species Act

Species Spotlight: Hawaiian Hawk (ʻIo)

Two baby sea turtles are on together on the sand. They are dark in color with a light, tan underbelly.

Endangered Species Act

Species Spotlight: Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle (Honu)

A Hawaiian moorhen stands in the water. Its reflection bounces back at it. It has a bright red crown and brownish black feathers.

Endangered Species Act

Species Spotlight: Hawaiian Moorhen (‘Alae ‘Ula)

An ae’o wades in shallow water, capturing its reflection. It has a black upper body and white underbelly. It stands on two pink legs.

Endangered Species Act

Species Spotlight: Hawaiian Stilt (Aeʻo)

A collage that shows the island of Hawaii surrounded by the endangered species being proposed for critical habitat.

Wildlife Management

Critical Habitat for 12 Hawaiʻi Island Species

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comment on Draft Recovery Plan for 15 Hawaiʻi Island Species

Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comment on Draft Recovery Plan for 23 Mariana Island Species

A sihek stand on a branch in a cage. It is cinnamon orange with metallic blue wings and tail. It's beak is large and black and it has a metallic blue stripe retreating from its eye like mascara.

Wildlife Management

Experimental Population of Sihek at Palmyra Atoll

Habitat Restoration

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA, State of Hawaiʻi Seek Public Comment on Draft Restoration Plan Addendum and Supplemental Environmental Assessment

Wildlife Management

U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Holds Public Scoping Period For Environmental Impact State In Regards To Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative

An ʻakekeʻe Birds perches on a green branch. It has a yellowish-green body with a tiny black eye.

Wildlife Management

Biden-Harris Administration Announces More than $68 Million from BIL

A green sea turtle lays on th ebeach.

Wildlife Management

Sea Turtles Need Help During Nesting Season

Endangered Species Act

Species Spotlight: Hawaiian Hawk (ʻIo)

Two baby sea turtles are on together on the sand. They are dark in color with a light, tan underbelly.

Endangered Species Act

Species Spotlight: Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle (Honu)

A Hawaiian moorhen stands in the water. Its reflection bounces back at it. It has a bright red crown and brownish black feathers.

Endangered Species Act

Species Spotlight: Hawaiian Moorhen (‘Alae ‘Ula)

An ae’o wades in shallow water, capturing its reflection. It has a black upper body and white underbelly. It stands on two pink legs.

Endangered Species Act

Species Spotlight: Hawaiian Stilt (Aeʻo)

Jiny Kim, wearing a navy blue shirt, stands on a boat with Nihoa in the background.

The Path Towards Conservation — Jiny Kim

ʻAkikiki chick peaks out from a nest.

Endangered Species Act

Hope Hatches for Hawaiian Bird

A sea turtle sits in the sand next to a net

Endangered Species Act

Saving a Haggan Betde on Guam

A nēnē stands in the grass. It has a light, tan underbelly and dark brown feathers on its back. Its head is black. Words below it read Hawaiian Goose (nēnē) a path to recovery.

Endangered Species Act

Hawaii’s State Bird is on the Road to Recovery

A juvenile Laysan albatross. It is brown and fluffy.

Endangered Species Act

Removing Rats Saved Midway’s Seabirds and More

Student and volunteers stand along a dirt road.

Endangered Species Act

Mālama Kauaʻi’s Rare and Endangered Plants

An ʻiʻiwi stands on a branch. It has bright red feathers with black wings. Its long, curved beak is open.

Endangered Species Act

‘I‘iwi Receives Protection under the ESA

An ʻiʻiwi stands on a branch. It has bright red feathers with black wings. Its long, curved beak is open.

Endangered Species Act

Hawaiʻi’s Magnificent Forest Birds