Increasing breeding success of an Endangered penguin: artificial nests or culling predatory gulls?
Summary Drastic recent decreases in numbers of the ‘Endangered’ African Penguin Spheniscus demersus highlight the need for conservation efforts to reverse this trend. Habitat reduction due to former guano scraping forces penguins to breed in surface nests, which are vulnerable to predation by Kelp G...
Published in: | Bird Conservation International |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
2012
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0959270912000135 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0959270912000135 |