Kauai Is Building One Of The Nation’s Longest Predator-Proof Fences. Here’s Why 1 The federally funded project aims to protect endangered seabirds from a range of invasive mammals.
KILAUEA, Kauai – One of the longest predator-proof fences in the country is under construction at the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge on the North Shore of Kauai.
When complete, the $1.7 million project will span 2.1 miles, enclosing 168 of the refuge’s 199 acres to protect native seabird species – some of which are uncomfortably close to extinction.
Kilauea Point Refuge is one of the most popular national wildlife refuges in the country, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which reports up to 500,000 people visit the site annually.
