New Boundary Fence at Kīlauea Point NWR
12/01/23 Update:
FWS has announced that construction of the fence is complete! Read more online HERE.
9/01/22 Update:
Click HERE to view an article on Civil Beat, which features the project.
6/23/22 Update:
We are excited to announce that 1,450 linear feet of the Kīlauea Point predator-exclusion fence has been constructed and painted at Mōkōlea Point and lower Kāhili. Next, the contractors at Pono Pacific will be working on the section along Kīlauea Road.
Like those in New Zealand, the fence is being built to keep out all mammalian predators, including cats, dogs, pigs, mongooses, rats, and mice. The fence will replace the majority of the existing perimeter fence and protect approximately 160 acres of the Refuge where hundreds of thousands of seabirds can eventually nest!
Public comments on the project were received during the Refuge’s Comprehensive Conservation Plan public comment period in 2015, 2017, & 2021 at Kīlauea Neighborhood Association meetings.
A big mahalo to our partners on this project: Pono Pacific Land Management LLC, Friends of Kauai Wildlife Refuges and Pacific Rim Conservation.
Click HERE to view a photo of the fence.
12/07/21
The Kīlauea Point NWR team has announced that work will soon begin on construction of a new predator exclusion fence around the Refuge boundary, which will help protect the thousands of native birds nesting there from mammalian predators. Construction will begin in early 2022 and is expected to be complete by September 2023.
The fence will enclose 168 acres of the Refuge and all non-native mammalian predators (cats and rats) will be removed from within the fence boundary. The fence is tall enough to prevent animals from jumping over, has a curved hood to prevent them from climbing over, mesh that is small enough to prevent animals as small as mice from squeezing through, and a skirt that extends underground to prevent them from digging under it. All materials will be marine grade stainless steel. To learn more, CLICK HERE.
