Why
Seabirds are Threatened
Seabirds are one of the most threatened bird groups on the planet, with approximately 30% at risk of extinction and with 84% of all species at risk from at least one threat, primarily from invasive alien species, bycatch, poaching, and/or climate change.
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Seabird Conservation Solutions
There are solutions that promote the recovery of seabird populations and prevent extinctions such as managing or removing invasive predators, and restoring and protecting breeding habitats. In cases where seabirds do not naturally colonize a breeding site or increase in number following management, active restoration techniques are often used to accelerate restoration. This database documents such active seabird restoration efforts.
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Our Goal
The Seabird Restoration Database seeks to improve knowledge transfer of active restoration techniques among practitioners and enhance seabird conservation by documenting the methods and outcomes from social attraction and translocation activities applied to restore and recover seabird populations around the world.
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Our Actions 2019-2021
Thanks to the generous support from the Packard Marine Bird Program, and the contributions of seabird experts from the United States and New Zealand, we built the Seabird Restoration Database, a first of its kind knowledge product documenting the global effort to restore seabirds. Between 2020-2021 we will collate data from the literature, reports, databases and expert consultations to determine the species, locations, methods, and outcomes for active seabird restoration efforts. Once completed, the database will be made publicly available.
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Steering Committee
Dena Spatz
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Lindsay Young
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Eric VanderWerf
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External Contributors
We thank the following people who contributed to the early development of the database:
David Will (Island Conservation), Don Croll (UC Santa Cruz), Brad Keitt (American Bird Conservancy)
David Will (Island Conservation), Don Croll (UC Santa Cruz), Brad Keitt (American Bird Conservancy)
