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Conserving the Seychelles Warbler Acrocephalus sechellensis by translocation: a transfer from Cousin Island to Aride Island

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2010

Jan Komdeur ,
Ian D. Bullock  and
Michael R. W. Rands
Jan Komdeur
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 oPJ, U.K.
Ian D. Bullock
Affiliation:
6 Stampers Row, Parkend, Lydney, Gloucester GL15 4JL, U.K.
Michael R. W. Rands
Affiliation:
International Council for Bird Preservation, 32 Cambridge Road, Girton, Cambridge CB3 oPJ, U.K.
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The Seychelles Warbler was once a highly threatened single-island endemic species with a population of 26 individuals confined to Cousin Island in the inner Seychelles. Following long-term management of Cousin, the population steadily recovered to around 300- 360 birds. Given the vulnerability of one small island in the Indian Ocean, the possibility of establishing the species on additional islands had been proposed as a priority conservation measure. This paper describes the successful translocation of 29 Seychelles Warblers from Cousin to Aride, summarizes the ecological studies carried out prior to, during and after the translocation and documents the subsequent establishment of the new population. It is considered that the Seychelles Warbler will soon no longer be a globally threatened species.

Type
Research Article
Information
Bird Conservation International , Volume 1 , Issue 2 , June 1991 , pp. 177 - 185
Copyright
Copyright © Birdlife International 1991

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