Dogs kill 15 laysan albatross in Kilauea
KILAUEA, Hawaii (AP) _ At least two dogs sneaked into a protected breeding area for laysan albatross on Kauai and killed 15 of the birds.
Officials believe the dogs infiltrated Na Aina Kai Tropical Botanical Gardens Tuesday night through a hole in a fence opened by beachgoers seeking a shortcut.
Laysan albatross are not endangered but are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
Brenda Zaun is a biologist for the U-S Fish and Wildlife Service.
She says the loss of 15 birds is serious considering the park only has 200 nesting pairs per year.
But Zaun was perhaps most upset with the hole in the fence.
She says the end of the fence had been pulled back by people trespassing onto that property from the beachside.
She says trespassers allow predators a way in when they alter the fence around the garden.
Officials believe the dogs infiltrated Na Aina Kai Tropical Botanical Gardens Tuesday night through a hole in a fence opened by beachgoers seeking a shortcut.
Laysan albatross are not endangered but are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
Brenda Zaun is a biologist for the U-S Fish and Wildlife Service.
She says the loss of 15 birds is serious considering the park only has 200 nesting pairs per year.
But Zaun was perhaps most upset with the hole in the fence.
She says the end of the fence had been pulled back by people trespassing onto that property from the beachside.
She says trespassers allow predators a way in when they alter the fence around the garden.
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