Traditional Landowner Protection for Endangered Ratak Imperial Pigeon and Overwintering Bristle-Thighed Curlew in Key Atolls of the Marshall Islands

Promote working with community leaders and traditional landowners in establishing conservation areas on islets, and implement recovery plans for the Ratak imperial pigeon (Ducula oceanica ratakensis) and migratory bristle-thighed curlew (Numiensis tahitiensis). These are two of the most highly threatened species on Marshall Island because of predation by humans and invasive species.