| Kauai cave amphipod (Spelaeorchestia koloana), Kauai cave wolf or pe'e pe'e maka 'ole spider (Adelocosa anops) |
1 |
1.1 |
Protect the cave from unauthorized human entry. |
Ongoing Current |
FY 1995 - FY 1999 |
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Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, USFWS, Private landowners |
Research |
Volunteer, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance |
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| Kauai cave amphipod (Spelaeorchestia koloana), Kauai cave wolf or pe'e pe'e maka 'ole spider (Adelocosa anops) |
1 |
1.2 |
Protect/enhance plant communities over caves, subterranean cracks, and mesocaverns. |
Ongoing Current |
FY 1995 - FY 1999 |
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Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, USFWS, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Private landowners |
Research: Population Surveys, Research: Habitat Requirements |
Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance |
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| Kauai cave amphipod (Spelaeorchestia koloana), Kauai cave wolf or pe'e pe'e maka 'ole spider (Adelocosa anops) |
1 |
1.3 |
Prevent new introductions of non-native predators and competitors an carry out management actions that eliminate or reduce the presence of non-native predators and competitors. |
Ongoing Current |
FY 1995 - FY 1999 |
|
Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, USFWS, Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources |
Management: Predator and Competitor Control, Research: Predation, Research: Competition |
Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance |
|
|
| Kauai cave amphipod (Spelaeorchestia koloana), Kauai cave wolf or pe'e pe'e maka 'ole spider (Adelocosa anops) |
1 |
1.4 |
Prevent new introductions of bio-control organisms and bio-pesticides throughout the State of Hawaii. |
Not Started |
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Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, USFWS, Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources |
Other: Information and Education, Other: Law Enforcement, Other: Regulations |
Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance |
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|
| Kauai cave amphipod (Spelaeorchestia koloana), Kauai cave wolf or pe'e pe'e maka 'ole spider (Adelocosa anops) |
1 |
1.5 |
Prevent contamination of the cave from human-associated activities such as runoff and soil percolation of pollutants or other harmful chemicals including harmful pesticides. |
Ongoing Current |
FY 1995 - FY 1999 |
|
Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, USFWS, Private landowners, Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources |
Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Management: Land Use, Other: Information and Education, Other: Law Enforcement, Other: Regulations, Research: Habitat Status, Research: Management Techniques, Research: Environmental Contaminants |
Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance |
|
|
| Kauai cave amphipod (Spelaeorchestia koloana), Kauai cave wolf or pe'e pe'e maka 'ole spider (Adelocosa anops) |
2 |
2.1 |
Plant and maintain surface vegetation that will provide root systems for herbivorous and detritivorous cave dwellers with an abundant and sustainable food resource. |
Ongoing Current |
FY 1995 - FY 1999 |
|
Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, USFWS, Private landowners |
Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Research: Habitat Status, Research: Habitat Requirements, Research: Other Information |
Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative |
|
|
| Kauai cave amphipod (Spelaeorchestia koloana), Kauai cave wolf or pe'e pe'e maka 'ole spider (Adelocosa anops) |
1 |
2.2 |
Maintain consistent high humidity within the Dark Zone and increase relative humidity within Stagnant Air Zones. |
Ongoing Current |
FY 1995 - FY 1999 |
|
Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, USFWS, Private landowners |
Management: Habitat Maintenance and Manipulation, Research: Habitat Status, Research: Habitat Requirements, Research: Other Information |
Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance |
|
|
| Kauai cave amphipod (Spelaeorchestia koloana), Kauai cave wolf or pe'e pe'e maka 'ole spider (Adelocosa anops) |
1 |
3.1 |
Continue biannual or more frequent monitoring to determine population trends in caves and assess recovery actions. |
Ongoing Current |
FY 1995 - FY 1999 |
|
Private landowners, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, USFWS |
Research: Population Surveys |
Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance |
|
|
| Kauai cave amphipod (Spelaeorchestia koloana), Kauai cave wolf or pe'e pe'e maka 'ole spider (Adelocosa anops) |
1 |
3.2 |
Evaluate research and monitoring results and implement adaptive management as necessary. |
Ongoing Current |
FY 2006 |
|
Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, USFWS, Private landowners |
Management: General, Research: General, Research: Management Techniques |
Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance |
|
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| Kauai cave amphipod (Spelaeorchestia koloana), Kauai cave wolf or pe'e pe'e maka 'ole spider (Adelocosa anops) |
3 |
3.3 |
Develop and conduct non-damaging mark-recapture studies to determine local population sizes and/or movement. |
Not Started |
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Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, USFWS, To be determined, U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Bishop Museum |
Research: Habitat Status, Research: Taxonomic Studies, Research: Demographic Studies, Research: Genetics |
Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance |
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|
| Kauai cave amphipod (Spelaeorchestia koloana), Kauai cave wolf or pe'e pe'e maka 'ole spider (Adelocosa anops) |
3 |
3.4 |
Determine the most beneficial and appropriate plants to be used for habitat enhancement. |
Ongoing Current |
FY 1995 - FY 1999 |
|
Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, USFWS, To be determined, U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division |
Research: Habitat Status, Research: Habitat Requirements |
Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance |
|
|
| Kauai cave amphipod (Spelaeorchestia koloana) |
3 |
3.5 |
Develop and utilize molecular techniques to determine the status of populations of amphipods (not to be conducted with the wolf spider until additional, healthy populations are discovered). |
Not Started |
FY 1995 - FY 1999 |
|
To be determined |
Research: Population Surveys, Research: Taxonomic Studies, Research: Demographic Studies, Research: Genetics |
Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance |
|
|
| Kauai cave amphipod (Spelaeorchestia koloana), Kauai cave wolf or pe'e pe'e maka 'ole spider (Adelocosa anops) |
3 |
3.6 |
Conduct studies to determine if manipulation of cave climate can be used to improve habitat for the endangered cave animals and/or control non-native species. |
Ongoing Current |
FY 1995 - FY 1999 |
|
To be determined, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, USFWS |
Research: Habitat Status, Research: Habitat Requirements, Research: Management Techniques |
Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance |
Cave climate manipulation has shown to drawn in spiders and amphipods into caves that were previously unoccupied. |
|
| Kauai cave amphipod (Spelaeorchestia koloana), Kauai cave wolf or pe'e pe'e maka 'ole spider (Adelocosa anops) |
1 |
3.7 |
Conduct surveys for additional occupied habitat or restorable cave habitat. |
Ongoing Current |
FY 1995 - FY 1999 |
|
Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, USFWS, To be determined, Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources |
Research: Population Surveys, Research: Habitat Status, Research: Habitat Requirements, Research: Demographic Studies, Research: Reintroduction |
Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance |
|
|
| Kauai cave amphipod (Spelaeorchestia koloana), Kauai cave wolf or pe'e pe'e maka 'ole spider (Adelocosa anops) |
3 |
3.8 |
Conduct studies for the translocation of Kauai cave arthropods to unoccupied caves, implement as appropriate. |
Not Started |
|
|
Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, USFWS, To be determined, Bishop Museum |
Research: Population Surveys, Research: Demographic Studies, Research: Reintroduction, Research: Other Information, Research: Genetics |
Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance |
|
|
| Kauai cave amphipod (Spelaeorchestia koloana), Kauai cave wolf or pe'e pe'e maka 'ole spider (Adelocosa anops) |
3 |
4 |
Conduct public outreach to facilitate better public understanding of and support for conservation of the cave animals. |
Not Started |
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|
Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, USFWS, To be determined |
Management: Other |
Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative |
|
|
| Kauai cave amphipod (Spelaeorchestia koloana), Kauai cave wolf or pe'e pe'e maka 'ole spider (Adelocosa anops) |
3 |
5 |
Validate recovery objectives. |
Not Started |
|
|
Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, USFWS |
Management: General, Research: Management Techniques |
Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance |
|
|
| Kauai cave amphipod (Spelaeorchestia koloana), Kauai cave wolf or pe'e pe'e maka 'ole spider (Adelocosa anops) |
3 |
6 |
Develop and implement a post-delisting monitoring plan as necessary. |
Not Started |
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|
Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, USFWS |
Management: Other |
Volunteer, Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance |
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