In March 2009, an entire colony of Laysan albatross disappeared as a result of human interference. For more information visit: http://www.honolulumagazine.com/Honolulu-Magazine/June-2009/What-Happened-to-the-Birds/#

Lindsay was recently invited to be the North Pacific Correspondent for ACAP, the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, which is an international treaty signed by 13 member countries. Lindsay provides several stories per month to the organization on issues related to North Pacific albatrosses. For more information visit www.acap.aq

The Elepaio on Kauai, Oahu, and Hawaii are actually different species!  Although each was originally described as separate species more than 100 years ago, today they are currently treated as a single species, with subspecies on each island.  [Read more…] about Elepaio are not subspecies

The Kaena Point ecosystem restoration project is now in the final permitting stages and construction is scheduled to begin in Spring 2010 after a three year planning period. This project has received local, as well as national attention in numerous news pieces and will result in the construction of the first predator proof fence not only in Hawaii, but in the US.