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Saving Suwarrow’s Seabirds: Restoring a Key Biodiversity Area

Grantee Name: Te Ipukarea Society

Hotspot
Polynesia-Micronesia
Location
Cook Islands
Amount
$62,187
Dates
Mar 2012 – Dec 2013
Keywords
Restoration, Species Conservation, Invasive alien species

In conjunction with Cook Islands National Environment Service restore the uninhabited Suwarrow Atoll, a priority Key Biodiversity Area. The island covers 168 hectares and is one of the most important seabird breeding sites in the South Pacific Ocean supporting over 100,000 seabirds and nine resident species including globally significant proportions of the World's Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata), Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel), and Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda).

Strategic Direction :

1 Prevent, control, and eradicate invasive species in key biodiversity areas

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