Tern Island Wildlife
 

Pacific Seabirds
Tern Island is host to millions of nesting seabirds
including Sooty Terns, Laysan and Black-footed
Albatrosses, White Terns, and more..
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Sooty Tern
 
Hawaiian Monk Seal.
  Hawaiian Monk Seals
Hundreds of endangered Hawaiian Monk Seals
use Tern Island and the surrounding French Frigate
Shoals for feeding, resting, and pupping...
 
Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles
Hawaiian green sea turtles nest and lay their eggs
on the beaches of Tern and other small islands in the
French Frigate Shoals...
 
Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle
 
Ulua
  Marine Wildlife & Coral
The coral reef surrounding Tern Island is part of the new
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef
Ecosystem Reserve....
 
Tern Island is part of the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, operated by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
This site is not endorsed by and is in no way affiliated with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.