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34 KIUC CURRENTS By Anne Barnes SOS Has a New Coordinator Biologist/Zoologist Marie Morin looks forward to sharing her passion for Kaua‘i’s native seabirds Photos by Maile Moriguchi
Marie Morin embraced her new job as the Save our Shearwaters (SOS) program coordinator at Kaua‘i Humane Society by working the Kaua‘i County Farm Bureau Fair all weekend in August. “I’ve been working at returning to Hawai‘i for a long time, and this fair is a wonderful reminder of all the things about this special place I’ve missed,” Morin said in a brief interview between speaking with hundreds of fairgoers. Morin holds a bachelor’s in wildlife biology from the University of CaliforniaDavis, a master’s in forest biology (wildlife group) from the University of Washington in Seattle and a doctorate in zoology from the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. She did her dissertation on the endangered Laysan finch— an endemic Hawaiian Honeycreeper found on the refuge island of Laysan in the leeward chain of Hawaiian Islands. She has spent the better part of the last 30 years working primarily with birds, mostly endangered birds. In the past, she has worked as a biologist for the California Department of Fish and Game, two national forests (Tongass National Forest in Alaska and Sequoia National Forest in California), the Division of Forestry and Wildlife in Hawai‘i, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Oregon and at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park and the three smaller national historical parks on the Kona side of Hawai‘i. Morin is past president of the Hawai‘i Chapter of The Wildlife Society and past twotime past treasurer of the Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society—the national professional organization of wildlife biologists. She soon will be joined by husband Joel Simasko, a physician with Kaiser Northwest and previously at the Honolulu Kaiser Clinic and Kona Kaiser. Morin is the mother of two adopted sons, Jon and Jake. Most recently, Morin taught biology and wildlife biology at Portland Community College. “My true passion is wildlife conservation, and I am happy to return more actively to wildlife management as the SOS program coordinator,” Morin said. “The SOS program provides the opportunity to engage in public outreach and education regarding native wildlife. I have always loved Hawai‘i and the wonderful flora and fauna. “ Morin is busy catching up, getting everything up and running for the impending fallout season; preparing public outreach; studying the many years of fallout data; continuing to update and refine the data set; and working closely with others on the island and throughout the state who are working on shearwaters and petrel. “My ultimate goal is to help with increased restoration of Hawai‘i’s unique native birds so that our children’s children, and their children, can see the native birds forever in the wild,” she said. ThePower to Partner Every year on Kaua‘i, hundreds of Newell Shearwaters are attracted to bright lights, fly into unseen objects, and fall. Although temporarily stunned, most of the birds are uninjured. Nearly 90 percent of them can be rescued and returned to the wild. You can help. In partnership with Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative and DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife, the Kaua‘i Humane Society is urging Kaua‘i residents and visitors to help Save Our Shearwaters. Go to www.kauaihumane.org to learn how. Thank you and Aloha. You can help: • Keep a nonairtight container and towel in your vehicle. • If you find a downed bird, gently pick it up with the towel covering the head, and completely around its back and wings. Place in the container. • Keep the bird covered and quiet in a shaded area. Do NOT feed or water. • Take the bird to the nearest aid station listed below. Please do NOT attempt to release the bird yourself. • Please record the information requested at the aid station. SOS Aid Station Locations West—Waimea Fire Station • Hanapēpē Fire Station Kalaheo Fire Station • Port Allen Chevron • PMRF South—Kōloa Fire Station CentralEast—Līhu‘e Fire Station • Kapa‘a Fire Station Matson Nawiliwili • Kaua‘i Humane Society North—Kilauea Medical Group • Hanalei Fire Station Hanalei Liquor Store From left, SOS Technician Marilou Knight, SOS Rehabilitation Specialist Tracy Anderson and new SOS Coordinator Marie Morin. OCTOBER 2011 35
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