New Longevity Record for Ivory Gulls (Pagophila eburnea) and Evidence of Natal Philopatry

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Mallory, M.L., Allard, K.A., Braune, B.M., Gilchrist, H.G., Thomas, V.G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2012
• Subjects: ivory gull; Pagophila eburnea; Nunavut; banding; mouette blanche; baguage; Blanche; Canada; Seymour; Seymour Island; Arctic
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67216

Ivory gulls (Pagophila eburnea) have been listed as “endangered” in Canada and “near threatened” interna-tionally. In June 2010, we visited Seymour Island, Nunavut, Canada, where gulls were banded in the 1970s and 1980s. We recaptured and released two breeding gulls banded as chicks in 1983, confirm...