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GRANT HELPS ENDANGERED..........

Friday, 10. July 2009, 19:24:04

SHOREBIRD

A grant from Community Conservation Fund is helping establish a new population of Endangered SHORE PLOVER on Mana Island, off the west coast of Wellington, New Zealand.

The project is showing early signs of success. A pair from among 41 juveniles introduced to the Island in 2007 hatched and fledged a chick during 2008, and five more young Shore Plovers have fledged in 2009.

The first chick was born to one year old parents. Shore Plovers normally breed from two years. The sole natural breeding population of Shore Plover is on Ragatia Island in the Chatham Island.

The species was once widespread around the coast of New Zealand's South Island, but had been extirpated by the 1870s.
Their global population is estimated to be less than 250 birds, with a total range of just 4Km2

It's great for visitors to see one of the world's rarest shorebirds as soon as they get off the boat....

>>>>>>>>BIRD IDENTIFICATION >>>>>>MONGOLIA'S....

Comments

L2D2 # 10. July 2009, 19:26

Very pretty birds. Glad they got the grant. Are their enough birds to sustain a good gene pool?

Wulpen # 10. July 2009, 19:33

Hello Linda, lets hope it, thanks for your visit and comment

Dudley # 11. July 2009, 02:46

Gee, does that plover have enough colored bands!

Wulpen # 11. July 2009, 07:46

Thanks for your comment Dudley, true bird of a studie are a big ringing problem, I dont like it ..;

SittingFox # 11. July 2009, 15:33

Yes, four bands does seem a lot

Pretty bird though. Looks quite small

Wulpen # 11. July 2009, 19:32

Adele,

The plover is very small, and its a very cute plover believe me The rings are a lot I now but, to beerding obvervation,you need to ring the plovers...

svpoojary # 12. July 2009, 09:43

Good

Wulpen # 12. July 2009, 14:33

@ sypojary

Thanks...

khaoist # 13. July 2009, 22:01

this is good, i hope the project is a success. such a small range, i hope they can spread around the island again.

Wulpen # 14. July 2009, 08:32

@khaoist

The hope is the project to be a success, In 1978 ther were all spread on the Island, and now again the project is running and the hope olso...

kephieubatz # 14. July 2009, 10:12

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