Kauaʻi record · KCA-MAM-dog
Domestic and feral dog
Canis lupus familiaris
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About Domestic and feral dog
Kauaʻi status: Confirmed on Kauaʻi. Ecological relationships include sensitive wildlife sites and responsible pet management.
Kauaʻi evidence
Dogs are documented in Kauaʻi forest-reserve conservation context; impacts are site- and control-state dependent.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Canis lupus familiaris
- Common names
- Domestic and feral dog
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Confirmed on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not listed
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- Uncertainty is retained at site, abundance, and trend levels.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- settlements · farms · beaches · forest edge
- Food and resource needs
- provided food · scavenged food · wild prey when uncontrolled
- Reproduction
- managed breeding or uncontrolled litters
- Shelter
- homes · yards · feral cover
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- wildlife harassment and predation · disease transmission
- Conservation actions
- leash and containment · rapid response near wildlife · vaccination and sterilization
- Monitoring
- incident reports · camera traps near sensitive habitat
- Data gaps
- Site-scale abundance and trend coverage remains uneven.
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Domestic; occasional free-roaming or feral animals
- Seasonal description
- Kauaʻi status: Confirmed on Kauaʻi. Ecological relationships include sensitive wildlife sites and responsible pet management.