Field surveys and consultations to support the conservation of the endemic Malau, Polynesian Megapode. Niuafo'ou Island, Kingdom of Tonga : September 2014

Abstract

The objective of the project was improved conservation status of priority threatened species, consistent with selected outcomes set out in the Island Biodiversity Programme of Work (IBPOW). Surveys were initially aimed at establishing the status of species on three different islands Niuafo’ou, Late and Fonualei to assess fate of introduced populations of Polynesian Megapode. Surveys of Late and Fonualei were conducted in September 2013 but the cancellation of flights to Niuafo’ou that year resulted in surveys there being delayed until the current survey a year later.