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Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge set to track ACAP-listed Black-footed Albatrosses and Pink-footed Shearwaters at sea
The aerial is visible on this Black-footed Albatross tagged on Laysan Island. The satellite transmitter is taped to back feathers and is expected to fall off in c. three months The USA-based environmental NGO, Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge has been busy...
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THE ACAP MONTHLY MISSIVE. Guide to Seabirds of Southern Africa Second Edition by Peter Ryan – a personal review
My colleague of near half a century, Peter Ryan, has produced a new edition of his popular 2017 photographic book, Guide to Seabirds of Southern Africa. With 40 more pages, the book is noticeably thicker than the first edition, but the same format will...
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Oikonos talks to ACAP Latest News on its "Winged Ambassadors: Ocean Literacy Through the Eyes of Albatross” programme and World Albatross Day
The mission of the international non-profit organization Oikonos – Ecosystem Knowledge is to study and protect imperilled ecosystems by engaging diverse communities through innovative scientific and artistic collaborations. Its area of interest is...
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At risk to gill nets, longlines and purse seines: tracking Pink-footed Shearwaters on migration
Jonathan Felis (U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Santa Cruz, California, USA) and colleagues have published open access in the journal Endangered Species Research on tracking ACAP-listed Pink-footed Shearwater Ardenna...
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Diving behaviour of chick-rearing Pink-footed Shearwaters
Josh Adams (United States Geological Survey, Santa Cruz, California, USA) and colleagues have published open access in the online journal Marine Ornithology on diving behaviour of ACAP-listed and globally Vulnerable Pink-footed Shearwaters Ardenna...
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The Sixth Albatross and Petrel Conference went off well in Spain last month. Whither IAPC7?
The 6th International Albatross and Petrel Conference (IAPC6) was held in Barcelona Catalonia, Spain, from 19-23 September 2016 in the historic Paranimf (Paranymph) of the University of Barcelona. About 150 researchers from all over the World,...
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A satellite-tagged Pink-footed Shearwater makes it home after 32 000 kilometres at sea
After travelling over 32 000 km during the last eight months, an ACAP-listed and Vulnerable Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus bearing a satellite tag has returned to its breeding site on Isla Mocha, Chile. A Pink-footed Shearwater emerges from...
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Heading south: tagged Pink-footed Shearwaters are on their way home to Chile
The Vulnerable Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus is the most recent addition to the ACAP “family”, having been listed in May this year (click here). A breeding endemic to Chile, it migrates to the northern hemisphere as far as Canadian waters...
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Habla Español? Three satellite-tracked Pink-footed Shearwaters from Chile approach the Canadian border
The Vulnerable Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus is a recently listed ACAP species. A breeding endemic to Chile it migrates to the northern hemisphere – as far as Canadian waters - after breeding. Over recent years the species’ trans-equatorial...
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Hola Mexico! Satellite-tracked Pink-footed Shearwaters migrate from Chile to the Northern Hemisphere
The Vulnerable Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus is a recently listed ACAP species. A breeding endemic to Chile it migrates to the northern hemisphere – as far as Canadian waters - after breeding. Over recent years the species’ trans-equatorial...
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