Threat cards have their ‘ōlelo name down the left side, a red section on top with the Threat icon and the English name, and an orange section on the bottom showing the Habitat icon they can affect, corresponding to the top of the Habitat card. 

Threat cards are played on the colonies that have been laid down by other players. 

Most threat cards affect a bird pair, but Habitat Loss affects an entire habitat. 

Sea Level Rise is a special card that affects all players.

Threat Cards Types

Bird Pair Level:

• Mongoose - Manakuke

• Cat - Pōpoki

• Rat - ‘Iole

• Pig - Pua‘a

• Goat - Kao

• Barn Owl - Pueo Kahiki

• Plastic - ‘Ea

• Light Pollution - Haumia kukui uila

Habitat Level:

• Habitat Loss - Nohona Nalowale

Game Level (affects all players):

• Sea Level Rise - Pi‘ina Kai

Small Predators (Mongoose, Cat), Rodents (Rat), Ungulates (Pig, Goat), Barn Owl, Plastic, Light Pollution cards are placed on top of another player’s bird pair that have been laid down. The bottom of each threat card shows the habitats it can affect, and can only be played on a bird pair in one of those habitats. For example, a Mongoose card could be played on a nesting pair in Dune and Grassland habitats, but not on Islet or Sea Cliffs habitat. 

Any Bird pairs with a Threat card on them at the end of the game are discarded and not counted for points.

Habitat Loss threat card is played on top of an entire Habitat, and cancels all the nesting pairs in it. No additional pairs can be placed in that Habitat, and at the end of the game all Bird cards in the affected Habitat are discarded and not counted for points (unless a Habitat Restoration or Bird Sanctuary card has removed the Habitat Loss card).

Sea Level Rise reduces by one the capacity of all vulnerable Habitats (Islet, Sea Cliff, Dune and Coastal Grassland) for all players. To play, place the card in the center of the table. Any vulnerable Habitats that are at full capacity lose one Bird pair (player can choose which pair to discard). If a vulnerable Habitat is not at full capacity, its capacity is simply reduced by one — no Bird pair needs to be discarded. It may be useful to organize the Habitats so they are laid out on the table with those for each player vulnerable to Sea Level Rise in one row or area. Sea Level Rise cannot be played if Carbon Reduction has already been played. 

Small Trap, Rodent Trap, Ungulate Snare, Owl Hunt, Beach Cleanup or Dark Skies card can be played to remove a corresponding Threat card. Both cards are discarded.  

Bird Recovery cards are like wild cards, and can be played to remove any one Rat, Cat, Mongoose, Pig, Goat, Barn Owl, Plastic or Light Pollution card. Both cards are discarded.

Habitat Restoration card can be played to remove a Habitat Loss card, so the pairs in that Habitat can again be counted and the Habitat used. Both cards are discarded. 

Bird Sanctuary cards can be played to protect an entire Habitat, to prevent and remove any threats played against that Habitat – except Sea Level Rise. Tuck the Bird Sanctuary card behind the Habitat card so the green header is showing.

Social Attraction card can be played to increase the capacity of any habitat by 1.  Tuck the Social Attraction card behind the Habitat card so the green header is showing.

Translocation can be played to establish a new colony by moving one Bird card from an existing colony (without a Threat on it) to another suitable Habitat. It can be played on any player's colony, including your own. Move one Bird card to the new Habitat; the Translocation card stays with the donor colony as a reminder that it still counts as a full pair. The new colony counts as a single card — it is newly established and not yet fully self-sustaining.

Carbon Reduction card can only be played preventatively, and prevents Sea Level Rise from being played by any player. Place in the center of the table. Once Sea Level Rise has been played, it’s too late to play Carbon Reduction.