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Endangered Bird Has Returned To Its French Polynesian Island Home After A Century Thanks To The Hard Work Of Conservationists
The sound systems used recorded sounds from storm-petrel colonies on nearby islands to attract the birds to the nest, creating a sense of community and safety. Motion-sensing cameras were ...
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SAVING THE ASHY STORM PETREL
Under cover of darkness, a new ashy storm petrel parent picks up small prey brought to the ... in August 2009 the agency announced it would not protect the bird, despite science clearly showing its ...
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Rare seabird discovered on Israeli coast
One of the rarest seabirds, a European Storm Petrel, was spotted in Israel on Tuesday on the shore of Mikhmoret by ornithologist Ofek Kirshenbaum from the Emek Hefer Bird Research Station – KKL ...
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ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT PROFILE
oil spills; depredation by introduced and native predators; and plastic ingestion POPULATION TREND: Between 1972 and 1992, the largest colony of ashy storm petrels decreased by nearly half. Today, ...