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White terns (or manu-o-K​ū in the native language) are considered a threatened species by the state of Hawai’i. In the 1980’s there was believed to be as few as 50 breeding pairs on the island of O’ahu (VanderWerf & Downs, 2018). White terns are seabirds that go out to sea to forage for food butContinue reading “Introduction to Conservation Threats”

The data collected goes to the Hui Manu-o-Kū organization through the online form volunteers are directed to fill out. This data informs the organization of nesting sites, mating pairs, and other habits the birds are displaying. This then allows them to update the interactive map people can see to go view the birds. White ternsContinue reading “Project Design”

One of the most inviting parts of this project’s citizen science piece is the minimal commitment of time. For people who have busy lives or can’t be somewhere at a certain time everyday or week, this project still allows them to be part of local conservation measures. The Volunteer Packet suggests surveying once per month,Continue reading “Public Outreach”

This post contains work already done in the past few weeks and will be updated as my work continues. September 20th- research on the project began. I found helpful maps and photos to reference while looking for the nesting sites. There was no training available other than the photos on their citizens science web pageContinue reading “Participation Journal”

Over the past few weeks I have volunteered with the Hui Manu-o-Kū citizen science project. This project entails finding white tern nests or eggs and filling out an online form describing where and what was seen. This project was created to give more information on where the birds are nesting and laying eggs. It alsoContinue reading “The Project”

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This blog covers the citizen science opportunities at Hui Manu-o-Kū. This project is for a conservation ecology graduate class through Virginia Tech. Subjects covered will include details about the organization, the physical science work, and conservation issue related to the white terns.