Our intern George Okongwu reflects on his time with ARC this past summer.

An endangered ʻuaʻu (Hawaiian Petrel) chick that was rescued by a team from Archipelago Research and Conservation (ARC) in the middle of October has been successfully released out to sea after 39 days of care by the Save Our Shearwaters (SOS) program.

Four active burrows of the rare Taʻiʻo (Tahiti Petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata) were discovered on two separate mountain peaks on Tutuila, American Samoa last month – the first time burrows of this species have been found on the island since 1986.

A seabird restoration project was initiated this week at Nuʻalolo Kai on the rugged and remote Nā Pali coast of Kauaʻi. The project is a partnership of multiple organizations and aims to restore seabird populations that have been lost from the site due to introduced predators.

After 67 days of care by the Save Our Shearwaters (SOS) program, an endangered Ua’u (Hawaiian Petrel) that had been rescued from a flooded burrow flew safely out to sea late last week.

An endangered ‘A‘o (Newell’s Shearwater) was filmed this month trying to take off after being attracted to lights in Waimea and crash landing. The bird was subsequently rescued after staff from Archipelago Research and Conservation (ARC) spotted the bird through a thermal camera while it was climbing a fence in a bid to get airborne.

An endangered Ua’u, or Hawaiian Petrel was rescued from a flooded burrow in Hono o Nā Pali Natural Area Reserve late last week by a monitoring team from Archipelago Research and Conservation (ARC).