#petrels — Public Fediverse posts

Endangered #seabirds return to Pacific island after century-long absence https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/endangered-seabirds-return-to-pacific-island-after-century-long-absence/

"Endangered Polynesian storm #petrels have returned to #Kamaka Island for the first time in more than 100 years, after #conservationists used #drones to remove the invasive rats eating the #birds’ eggs and chicks... Scientists attracted the birds back to the island using solar-powered speakers playing bird calls recorded from a neighboring island, with monitoring cameras showing regular visits"

Endangered #seabirds return to Pacific island after century-long absence https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/endangered-seabirds-return-to-pacific-island-after-century-long-absence/

"Endangered Polynesian storm #petrels have returned to #Kamaka Island for the first time in more than 100 years, after #conservationists used #drones to remove the invasive rats eating the #birds’ eggs and chicks... Scientists attracted the birds back to the island using solar-powered speakers playing bird calls recorded from a neighboring island, with monitoring cameras showing regular visits"

Feeding frenzy, Jonas Beyer, Denmark. Category: Birds in the Environment – Bronze award winner

@photography
#birds
#petrels
#Antarctica

Feeding frenzy, Jonas Beyer, Denmark. Category: Birds in the Environment – Bronze award winner

@photography
#birds
#petrels
#Antarctica

New study reveals oceanic #seabirds chase tropical cyclones https://phys.org/news/2024-07-reveals-oceanic-seabirds-tropical-cyclones.html paper: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(24)00806-6

"Initial studies suggested that sea #birds either circumnavigate #cyclones or seek refuge in the calm eye of the storm. However, these Desertas #Petrels did neither; instead, one-third of them followed the cyclone for days, covering thousands of kilometers... the storms churn up #mesopelagic prey from deep within the vertical column, giving the seabirds an easy meal at the surface"

New study reveals oceanic #seabirds chase tropical cyclones https://phys.org/news/2024-07-reveals-oceanic-seabirds-tropical-cyclones.html paper: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(24)00806-6

"Initial studies suggested that sea #birds either circumnavigate #cyclones or seek refuge in the calm eye of the storm. However, these Desertas #Petrels did neither; instead, one-third of them followed the cyclone for days, covering thousands of kilometers... the storms churn up #mesopelagic prey from deep within the vertical column, giving the seabirds an easy meal at the surface"

Endangered #Seabirds Flourishing on Island for First Time in Decades as Invasive Rabbits Removed
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/endangered-seabirds-flourishing-on-island-for-first-time-in-decades-as-invasive-rabbits-are-gone/

"For the first time in over four decades, Peruvian diving #petrels have four active natural nests on #Chañaral Island after a dedicated #conservation group cleared the island of a deadly #InvasiveSpecies... invasive #rabbits eroded their nesting habitat, preventing the #birds from nesting."

Endangered #Seabirds Flourishing on Island for First Time in Decades as Invasive Rabbits Removed
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/endangered-seabirds-flourishing-on-island-for-first-time-in-decades-as-invasive-rabbits-are-gone/

"For the first time in over four decades, Peruvian diving #petrels have four active natural nests on #Chañaral Island after a dedicated #conservation group cleared the island of a deadly #InvasiveSpecies... invasive #rabbits eroded their nesting habitat, preventing the #birds from nesting."

Ridding #MacquarieIsland of pests pays off as #seabirds come back from the brink – but recovery has just begun
https://theconversation.com/ridding-macquarie-island-of-pests-pays-off-as-seabirds-come-back-from-the-brink-but-recovery-has-just-begun-221992

"Sealers and whalers introduced cats, rats, rabbits and other #animals to the island in the 19th century... From 2011-14, the last non-native #pests were cleared from the island... Species of #petrels listed as threatened have recovered to the point where they can be delisted. There’s still a long way to go before their populations return to historical levels."

Ridding #MacquarieIsland of pests pays off as #seabirds come back from the brink – but recovery has just begun
https://theconversation.com/ridding-macquarie-island-of-pests-pays-off-as-seabirds-come-back-from-the-brink-but-recovery-has-just-begun-221992

"Sealers and whalers introduced cats, rats, rabbits and other #animals to the island in the 19th century... From 2011-14, the last non-native #pests were cleared from the island... Species of #petrels listed as threatened have recovered to the point where they can be delisted. There’s still a long way to go before their populations return to historical levels."

#idw #birds Long-term study led by #Giessen University on the smallest #Antarctic #seabird #Petrels shows over 90 percent population decline. https://idw-online.de/en/news815696

#German: #Vögel Langzeitstudie unter Federführung der Universität #Gießen zum kleinsten antarktischen #Seevogel zeigt über 90 Prozent Rückgang der Population. #Sturmschwalben https://idw-online.de/de/news815694

The first giant petrel fossils.

In 2017, Taranaki collector Alastair Johnson found the fossil of a giant petrel. Initially, it was encased in rock but careful preparation revealed something stunning. Not only was it a complete skull but it was the first fossil ever found of an intriguing kind of seabird. Two years later, Alastair found part of a wing bone of a giant petrel too. Both fossils are 3 million years old

https://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2023/02/01/the-first-giant-petrel-fossils/ #fossils #birds #petrels

#Bird Tooters, here is one for the #seabirds enthusiasts, from the #BirdEmergency podcast archive!
You may know that #bycatch is a killer of countless thousands of #albatross #petrels and other seabirds in the fisheries of the world, but one clever device, the #Hookpod, is saving more and more of these birds every day, making fisheries safer for #birds I spoke with Dr. Ben Sullivan, one of the originators of the Hookpod, about the idea and development of Hookpod. #wildoz
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thebirdemergency/Ben_Sullivan_-_Saving_Seabirds_with_Hookpod.mp3