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News Room
Follow stories of species recovery, habitat restoration, and collaborative partnerships in the news.
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Where We Work
Collaborating with partners across the Pacific Ocean to conserve threatened and endangered species and the ecosystems upon which they depend.
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Who We Are
Conserving biodiversity and restoring the ecological integrity of Pacific Islands ecosystems for the benefit of present and future generations.
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What We Do
Recovering our nations' imperiled species and their habitats, so that sustainable populations of fish, wildlife, and plants thrive for future generations.
In the News
Service Makes Determination on Kaua'i Seabird Habitat Conservation Plan
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has determined a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the final Environmental Assessment (EA) of the Kaua'i Seabird Habitat Conservation Plan. Stakeholders on the island of Kaua'i worked collaboratively to craft a single island-wide habitat conservation plan that would more effectively achieve long-term and cost-efficient recovery goals and would provide a more consistent and predictable regulatory approach.
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Io Removed from List of Threatened and Endangered Species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has published a final rule removing the io (Hawaiian hawk) from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. The io was listed in 1967. Since then, improved monitoring, partner-led landscape-level conservation efforts and the species’ demonstrated resilience now indicate it no longer meets the definition of threatened or endangered.
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Federal Register Notice
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Proposed Downlisting of Ae‘o and Public Meeting
The Service is reopening the proposed rule comment period to give all interested parties an additional opportunity to comment on the proposed rule. The Service is also announcing a public informational meeting and public hearing on the proposed rule to downlist the ae‘o from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), with an accompanying 4(d) rule.
Register for the public meeting Learn more about attending the virtual meetingDocuments Available
Kamehameha Schools Safe Harbor Agreement
The Service has received an application from Kamehameha Schools, a private charitable education trust, for an enhancement of survival permit. The application includes a draft Safe Harbor Agreement between Kamehameha Schools, the Service, and the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources. The proposal is to conduct proactive conservation activities to promote the survival and recovery of 32 federally endangered species and one species currently proposed for listing.
Federal Register Notice
Safe Harbor Appendix
Draft Environmental Action Statement
Draft Safe Harbor Agreement
Recovering Species
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Nene on Road to Recovery
After 60 years of effective collaborative conservation efforts among federal, state, NGOs and local partners the Hawaiian Goose, or nene, is one step closer to recovery. An intensive captive breeding program, rigorous habitat restoration, and active management strategies have led to the nene's return from the brink of extinction. As a result, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized a decision to downlist the nene from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
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