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