La Tour du Valat

Institut de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes

Titre :	Establishment of a new breeding colony of Gould's petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera leucoptera) through the creation of artificial nesting habitat and the translocation of nestlings
Auteurs :	D. Priddel, Auteur ; N. Carlile, Auteur ; R. Wheeler, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Biological Conservation (128(4) APR 2006)
Article en page(s) :	553-563
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	Gould's petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera leucoptera) was restricted, essentially, to a single breeding locality - Cabbage Tree Island, Australia. As a safeguard against extinction, an additional breeding colony was established on nearby Boondelbah Island, where artificial nesting habitat was created by installing 100 plastic nest boxes. Over two years, a total of 200 nestling Gould's petrels were translocated from Cabbage Tree island to these boxes. Colonies on both islands were then monitored for a further four years. Selection of nestlings for transfer was based on prior knowledge of growth, plumage development and emergence from the burrow, and aimed to select only birds that were 11-28 days from fledging (DBF) in 1999 and 11-22 DBF in 2000. of the first 100 nestlings translocated to Boondelbah Island (in March 1999),

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