Projects and Research
The Guam National Wildlife Refuge is implementing several exciting projects. Our major projects include the Cycad Health Assessment Project and a forest restoration project.
The Guam National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) is implementing its first citizen science project: Fanihi Foraging!
Throughout the year, please join Refuge staff in finding five plant species that the fanihi (in CHamoru) or Mariana fruit bat (Pteropus mariannus mariannus) uses to feed on Guam, Rota, Tinian, and Saipan. While there are more trees the fanihi will use to forage, the five...
The Guam National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) is home to several thousand federally threatened fadang (Cycas micronesica). The fadang is listed due to the impact of the cycad aulacaspis scale (scale), an invasive insect. The Refuge is working with the Cycad Working Group to develop a standard survey methodology. Using this methodology, the Refuge will assess the health of the fadang and the...
The Guam National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) is undertaking a major project to restore and enhance the native limestone forest on the Refuge with the goal of being able to bring back Guam’s forest birds. In coordination with species experts and other partners, this project will ensure there is enough native plants throughout the Refuge that meets the needs of all forest animals and that the...