Welcome to the Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office! We are part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's ecological services program. Here we work closely with partners to conserve fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats throughout Pacific Islands. The areas we help to protect include the state of Hawaiʻi, the Territory of Guam, the Territory of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the islands and waters located within Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, and the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument. Our office also coordinates with partners on conservation projects in many insulars areas across the Pacific including the Republic of Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of Marshall Islands.
Green Sea Turtle Critical Habitat Public Meetings

Thank you to all who attended the public meetings for the proposed critical habitat for green sea turtles in the Pacific Islands region. The proposed rule will be available for public comment until October 17, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. To learn more about this proposed rule or who to leave a comment, visit our Green Sea Turtle Critical Habitat page.  

Latest News

A green sea turtle makes its way from its nest to the ocean.
Habitat Restoration
USFWS, NOAA Propose Critical Habitat for Green Sea Turtles
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service announced a proposal to designate new areas of critical habitat to protect threatened and endangered green sea turtles. The proposed critical habitat areas include the states of California, Florida, Hawaiʻi, North Carolina...
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Our People
James Kwon — Aspiring Leader, Learning to Step Up
Hawaiʻi is home to 44% of the nation's plant species listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Today there are approximately 1,400 native Hawaiian plants remaining in the wild and almost 90% of those are found no where else in the world. With the islands plants in such dire straits, they...
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Our People
Lauren Weisenberger - Celebrating ESA 50th with the Plant Recovery Coordinator in Hawaiʻi
Who is Lauren Weisenberger, plant recovery coordinator with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service? As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, learn how Lauren has helped in the recovery of the ʻāhinahina (Kāʻu silversword).
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)
The sihek (Guam kingfisher) is endemic to the island of Guam, however, the introduction of the injurious brown treesnake has left this species extinct in the wild. Today it only exist in captive facilities on Guam and in the continental United State.
Baby honu swim just below the surface line.
Wildlife Management
Sea Turtles Need Help During Nesting Season
Sea turtle nesting season has begun and federal and state agencies are asking the people of Hawaiʻi to lookout for honu (Hawaiian green), honuʻea (Hawaiian hawksbill), and olive ridley turtles during the 2023 sea turtle nesting season. The people of Hawaiʻi can help by reporting any observations of...
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
Endemic to the island of Guam, the sihek (Guam kingfisher) has been extinct in the wild since the 1980s due to the accidental introduction of the brontree snake. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced the publication of the final rule establishing a nonessential experimental population of...
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About Us

 

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The Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office holds locations in Honolulu and Hagatna, Guam, as well as staff stationed on Kauai, the island of Hawaii, and Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Our goals include preventing species from going extinct, conserving the habitats those species rely on, and managing the threats to both species and habitats for future generations.

What We Do

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The mission of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife is working with others, to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.

Our Organization

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The recovery of listed species and the habitats upon which they depend is the ultimate purpose of the endangered species program and the guiding principle for all of our work. Recovery of imperiled species depends on strong partnerships between Federal, State, and private organizations, and individuals. Some of our programs include: 

Our Species

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Key Species

 

Species of the Month

May - ʻĀhinahina

 

Projects and Research

 

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From invasive species invasive species
An invasive species is any plant or animal that has spread or been introduced into a new area where they are, or could, cause harm to the environment, economy, or human, animal, or plant health. Their unwelcome presence can destroy ecosystems and cost millions of dollars.

Learn more about invasive species removal to protecting endangered species, find out what kind of projects and initiatives we're conducting throughout the Pacific Islands.

 

Get Involved

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The conservation and protection of wildlife depends on all of us. Volunteers help us succeed in reclaiming plants, wildlife, and their habitats that are threatened by climate change climate change
Climate change includes both global warming driven by human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns. Though there have been previous periods of climatic change, since the mid-20th century humans have had an unprecedented impact on Earth's climate system and caused change on a global scale.

Learn more about climate change , development, and invasive species invasive species
An invasive species is any plant or animal that has spread or been introduced into a new area where they are, or could, cause harm to the environment, economy, or human, animal, or plant health. Their unwelcome presence can destroy ecosystems and cost millions of dollars.

Learn more about invasive species . Learn how you can help by visiting www.volunteer.gov.

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