Camp `Ua`u Kani

Wedge-tailed shearwaters nest in burrows along coastal cliffs, returning each year from the open ocean to the same sites to raise a single chick. Around Hawaiʻi, they spend most of their lives at sea, foraging across the tropical Pacific before coming ashore to breed.

Across the islands, ʻuaʻu kani and other native seabirds face multiple human-related threats. On Kauaʻi, mass mortality events from cats and dogs occur nearly every year at coastal colonies, sometimes killing dozens to over a hundred birds at a time. Artificial light further increases mortality, as fledglings are disoriented, grounded, and then killed by vehicles, dehydration, or predators. Vehicle strikes, habitat disturbance, and collisions with infrastructure also contribute to losses, especially during fallout events.

In September 2025, a major mortality event was documented at Nīnini Point, where at least 125 ʻuaʻu kani were killed in a single incident, primarily by free-roaming cats. Conservation teams recorded 106 dead adults and 19 chicks, though only a portion of the colony was surveyed, indicating the true toll was likely higher. Evidence showed predation occurred throughout the breeding season, including adults, eggs, and chicks.

This event was part of a broader series of kills across Kauaʻi during the same period, totaling at least 180 birds in just a few weeks, and stands as one of the most severe seabird predation events recorded on the island.

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