La Tour du Valat

Institut de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes

Titre :	Translocations of eight species of burrow-nesting seabirds (genera Pterodroma, Pelecanoides, Pachyptila and Puffinus: Family Procellariidae)
Auteurs :	Colin M. Miskelly, Auteur ; Graeme A. Taylor, Auteur ; Helen Gummer, Auteur ; Rex Williams, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Biological Conservation (142(10) OCT 2009)
Article en page(s) :	1965-1980
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	Development of seabird translocation techniques is required to meet species recovery objectives, to improve conservation status, and to restore ecological processes. During 1997-2008 we undertook translocation trials on eight petrel species of four genera within the New Zealand region: common diving petrel (Pelecanoides urinatrix), fairy prion (Pachyptila turtur), grey-faced petrel (Pterodroma macroptera gouldi), Pycroft's petrel (Pterodroma pycrofti), Chatham petrel (Pterodroma axillaris), Chatham Island taiko (Magenta petrel; Pterodroma magentae), fluttering shearwater (Puffinus gavia), and Hutton's shearwater (Puffinus huttoni). A total of 1791 chicks within 5 weeks of fledging were moved up to 240 km, placed in artificial burrows and hand-fed until they fledged. Of these, 1546 fledged, and so far at least

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