Oahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge was established in 2000 to protect fish, wildlife, and plants which are listed as threatened or endangered species. The refuge encompasses approximately and is managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Landscape
The Refuge is located on the upper slopes of the northern
Koʻolau Range
Koolau Range is a name given to the dormant fragmented remnant of the eastern or windward shield volcano of the Hawaiian island of Oahu. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1972.
Geology
It is not a mountain range in the normal ...
, on the island of O'ahu.
Natural resources
O'ahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge is home to at least four species of endangered ''pupu kani oe'' (
O'ahu tree snail
''Achatinella'' is a tropical genus of colorful land snails in the monotypic Achatinellidae subfamily ''Achatinellinae''. Species are arboreal pulmonate gastropod mollusks with some species called Oʻahu tree snails or kāhuli in the Hawaiian la ...
s), 15 endangered plant species, and many native birds, including the O'ahu ''
'elepaio,
'i'iwi,
pueo
The pueo (''Asio flammeus sandwichensis'') is a subspecies of the short-eared owl and is endemic to Hawaii. The pueo is one of the more famous of the various physical forms assumed by '' aumākua'' (ancestor spirits) in Hawaiian culture.
Pueo in ...
'', and native
honeycreepers.
Public use
The Refuge is closed to the public.
Notes
References
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National Wildlife Refuges in Hawaii
Protected areas of Oahu
Protected areas established in 2000
Forests of Hawaii
2000 establishments in Hawaii