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Wildlife conservation problems in the Juan Fernández Archipelago, Chile

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

W. R. P. Bourne ,
M. L. de Brooke ,
G. S. Clark  and
T. Stone
W. R. P. Bourne
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Aberdeen, Tillydrone Avenue, Aberdeen AB9 2TN, UK.
M. L. de Brooke
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK.
G. S. Clark
Affiliation:
Homelands Organic Orchard, Kemp Road, Kerikeri, New Zealand.
T. Stone
Affiliation:
33a Oxford Road, Old Marston, Oxford OX3 0PQ, UK.
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The rugged islands where the original Robinson Crusoe was marooned in the south-east Pacific are remarkable for the number and variety of endemic plants, some of which are pollinated by a beautiful endemic hummingbird. They are also the main breeding station of a fur seal, which once numbered millions but was later thought to be extinct, and several widespread seabirds. So far the only losses appear to be the endemic sandalwoods and widespread elephant seal, but the other wildlife is now threatened by deforestation, erosion and competition or predation from introduced species. There is a need for more support for local conservation measures, since the islands may soon start to undergo rapid development.

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Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , January 1992 , pp. 43 - 51
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1992

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