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Titre :	The importance of Southwest Greenland for wintering seabirds
Auteurs :	David Boertmann, Auteur ; Anders Mosbech, Auteur ; Flemming Ravn Merkel, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	British Birds (99(6) JUN 2006)
Article en page(s) :	282-298
Résumé :	The coastal and offshore waters of Southwest Greenland are internationally important winter quarters for seabirds. Estimates of the total number of wintering seabirds are in the region of 3.5-5.5 million individuals (not including an unknown but probably extremely large number of Little Auks Alle alle). These seabirds originate mainly from Arctic Canada, Greenland and Svalbard, but also, to a lesser extent, from Alaska, Iceland, mainland Norway and Russia. The most numerous species are Common Eider Somateria mollissima, King Eider S. spectabilis, Brunnich's Guillemot Uria Iomvia and Little Auk. Some key areas have been designated as Important Bird Areas (IBAs) by BirdLife International, and recent data indicate that more areas qualify as IBAs. The most immediate threat to the seabirds in Southwest Greenland is hunting, and current harvest levels of the Greenland breeding populations of Brunnich's Guillemot and Common Eider are considered unsustainable. Bird hunting is prohibited in spring and summer; however, there are no sanctuary areas in Southwest Greenland, and a degree of spatial regulation of winter hunting is urgently required.

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