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CONSERVING MIGRATORY MARINE BIRDS WITH THE BONN CONVENTION AND ITS DAUGHTER AGREEMENTS

CONSERVING MIGRATORY MARINE BIRDS WITH THE BONN CONVENTION AND ITS DAUGHTER AGREEMENTS. SUCCESSES TO DATE AND WAYS FORWARD. Penguins. Albatrosses. Petrels and shearwaters. Diving petrels. Pelicans. Gannets and boobies. Cormorants. Tropic birds. Frigate birds. Gulls. Terns.

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CONSERVING MIGRATORY MARINE BIRDS WITH THE BONN CONVENTION AND ITS DAUGHTER AGREEMENTS

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  1. CONSERVING MIGRATORY MARINE BIRDS WITH THE BONN CONVENTION AND ITS DAUGHTER AGREEMENTS SUCCESSES TO DATE AND WAYS FORWARD

  2. Penguins

  3. Albatrosses

  4. Petrels and shearwaters

  5. Divingpetrels

  6. Pelicans

  7. Gannets and boobies

  8. Cormorants

  9. Tropic birds

  10. Frigate birds

  11. Gulls

  12. Terns

  13. Skuas Skuas

  14. Auks

  15. THE SIX MAJOR THREATS FACING SEABIRDS 1. FISHING Direct mortality Reduced food supply

  16. THE SIX MAJOR THREATS FACING SEABIRDS 2. DISTURBANCE & EXPLOITATION

  17. THE SIX MAJOR THREATS FACING SEABIRDS 3. INTRODUCED SPECIES Rabbit ejects shearwater egg House Mice kill albatrosses

  18. THE SIX MAJOR THREATS FACING SEABIRDS 4. HABITAT LOSS Once there were seabirds here…

  19. THE SIX MAJOR THREATS FACING SEABIRDS 5. POLLUTION

  20. THE SIX MAJOR THREATS FACING SEABIRDS 6. CLIMATE CHANGE Prey shifts due to sea temperature rise are causing Rockhopper Penguin declines over its whole range

  21. SEABIRD FAMILIES OF THE WORLD Seabird No. No. % CMS/ % Family Species Threatened AEWA/ACAP Included Penguins 17 12 71 2 17 Albatrosses 21 21 100 21 100 Petrels 71 45 63 11 24 Storm petrels 20 8 40 0 0 Diving petrels 4 1 20 1 100 Pelicans 7 2 29 1 50 Gannets 8 2 25 1 50 Cormorants 33 14 42 5 36 Frigate birds 5 2 40 0 0 Tropic birds 3 0 0 0 0 Gulls 51 9 18 5 56 Terns 44 7 16 2 29 Skuas 7 0 0 0 0 Auks 22 4 18 1 25 TOTALS 313 127 41 50 39

  22. THREATENED SEABIRDS LISTED BY CMS FOR CONCERTED OR COLLABORATIVE ACTION Penguins: 2 species Albatrosses : 21 species Giant petrels: 2 species Procellaria petrels: 5 species Chinese Crested Tern TOTAL: 31 species (62% of 50 threatened CMS/ACAP/AEWA seabirds)

  23. WHAT ACTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY CMS AND ITS AGREEMENTS FOR THE LISTED SEABIRDS? African Penguin: AEWA Eighteen Southern Hemisphere albatrosses: Two giant petrels: Five Procellaria petrels : TOTAL: 26 (84%)

  24. WHAT ACTIONS ARE BEING TAKEN FOR THE AFRICAN PENGUIN? 1996: Penguin CAMP Workshop 1999: CMS call for action 1999: PHVA Workshop 2000: Spheniscus Workshop calls for MoU 2002: CAMP Southern African Seabird Workshop 2004: AEWA funds a Multi-species Action Plan Nations involved: Namibia and South Africa

  25. WHAT IS HAPPENING INTERNATIONALLY FOR THE OTHER CMS THREATENED SEABIRDS LISTED FOR ACTION? North Pacific Albatrosses: NPAWG & START Black-footed Laysan Short- tailed Nations involved: Canada, Japan and USA: all non-CMS Parties

  26. WHAT IS HAPPENING INTERNATIONALLY FOR THE OTHER CMS THREATENED SEABIRDS LISTED FOR ACTION? HUMBOLDT PENGUIN IUCN CAMP Workshops, 1996 and 2004 IUCN PHVA Workshop, 1998 IUCN Spheniscus Workshop, 2000 Annual surveys Nations involved: Chile and Peru

  27. WHAT IS HAPPENING INTERNATIONALLY FOR THE OTHER CMS THREATENED SEABIRDS LISTED FOR ACTION? ChineseCrested Tern IUCN: Critically Endangered Four pairs rediscovered in 2000 CMS: Appendix I, for concerted action in 2002 No international action underway as yet? Nations to be involved: China, (Taiwan), Philippines

  28. WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE OTHER 19 CMS THREATENED SEABIRDS? Example 1: The Peruvian Diving Petrel Added to Appendix I at 6CoP in 2002, but no call for action by CMS as yet Ongoing surveys by breeding range states Joint action proposed via an International Working Group in 2002 International Action Plan required Nations involved: Chile and Peru

  29. WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE OTHER 19 CMS THREATENED SEABIRDS? Example 2: The Pink-footed Shearwater Added to Appendix I at 6CoP in 2002, but no call for action by CMS as yet International research at breeding grounds in Chile CEC Action Plan (Canada, Mexico & USA) COSEWIC Status Report (Canada)

  30. THE WAY FORWARD:A FIVE-POINT PLAN FOR THE CMS AND ITS AGREEMENTS • Commission a review of the 127 threatened seabirds • Encourage Non-Parties to attend CoPs and MoPs as Observers • Encourage selected Non-Parties to join CMS, AEWA and ACAP • Encourage Non-Parties to report on international activities • Call for Action Plans and Memoranda of Understanding

  31. Thank you for your attention Dankeschön für Ihre Aufmerksamkeit Avian Demography Unit University of Cape Town

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