Animal control activities will be conducted for feral goats, feral sheep, and mouflon/feral sheep hybrids within palila critical habitat in the Mauna Kea Forest Reserve (Unit A), Mauna Kea Ice Age Natural Area Reserve (Unit K), Palila Mitigation Lands, and the Kaʻohe Game Management Area (Unit G) on the island of Hawaiʻi.
Activities may include both ground-based and aerial operations. These control actions are required by the federal government in order to protect habitat for palila, a critically endangered native forest bird of which only a few hundred individuals remain.
Public access will be restricted and allowed BY PERMIT ONLY for animal salvage purposes on the following dates:
- 7:00 a.m. April 23, 2025
- 6:00 a.m. April 24, 2025
Contact the Department of Forestry and Wildlife at 808-974-4221 for more information
Photo credit: Department of Forestry and Wildlife