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Titre :	Important Bird Areas St Helena
Auteurs :	Tony Prater, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	British Birds (105(11) NOV 2012)
Article en page(s) :	638-653
Résumé :	St Helena is a remote, volcanic island in the tropical South Atlantic. Before human settlers arrived, a range of habitats developed and the island supported six endemic landbirds and three endemic seabirds. Human settlement had a devastating impact on St Helena and the Wirebird Charadrius sanctaehelenae is the only endemic bird species that remains. St Helena has two Important Bird Areas, North-east St Helena and South-west St Helena, both incorporating areas for the Wirebird and for seabird communities. The island is a UK Overseas Territory, and the UK Government has funded a major project to build the island's first airport. Construction is currently under way, and is intended to provide the platform for a substantial increase in both the resident and the tourist population, with the long-term aim of reducing the importance of

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