Restoring avian island endemics; supplementary food use by the endangered Pink pigeon (Columba mayeri)

• Published in: Emu - Austral Ornithology
• Main Authors: Edmunds, Kelly, Bunbury, Nancy, Sawmy, Shivananden, Jones, Carl G., Bell, Diana J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Avian Island
• Online Access: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/1669/; https://doi.org/10.1071/MU06056

The wild population of Pink Pigeons (Columba mayeri) of Mauritius has recovered from ten individuals in 1990 to ~390 birds in 2008. Limited availability of native feeding habitat is a primary factor restricting further increases in population. Current management of the species includes provision of...