9 Free Photos of Pterodroma Sandwichensis (being Ringed)

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Hawaiian petrel chick being checked by a biologist. Photo credit: George Wallace/American Bird Conservancy

Before the chicks were placed in their new burrows, they were weighed and measured by biologists.

The chicks were carefully removed by hand, placed into pet carriers and hiked up to the tops of peaks where the helicopters picked them up.

Getting ready to weigh a Hawaiian petrel chick. Photo credit: George Wallace/American Bird Conservancy

After a Hawiian petrel chick was placed in its new home, the lid was placed on their burrow. Photo credit: Ann Bell/USFWS

The chicks were carefully removed by hand, placed into pet carriers and hiked up to the tops of peaks where the helicopters picked them up.

The chicks were carefully removed by hand, placed into pet carriers and hiked up to the tops of peaks where the helicopters picked them up.

The effort is a collaboration between American Bird Conservancy, Kaua‘i Endangered Seabird Recovery Project, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Pacific Rim Conservation, State of Hawaiʻi Departmen

The chicks were carefully removed by hand, placed into pet carriers and hiked up to the tops of peaks where the helicopters picked them up.

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