Bermuda Petrel (Pterodroma cahow)
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Description: Taxonomy, history of decline, current world population, current nesting areas, and conservation efforts. Includes an image.
Annotated List of the Seabirds of the World -- Bermuda Petrel Bermuda Petrel (Pterodroma cahow) Monotypic. Thought to be more closely related to in Bermuda. Was once a relatively numerous breeder on Bermuda (estiimated 500,000 birds), however, the species was nearly driven to extinction by the introduction of mammals (pigs, dogs, cats and rats) during the 1500 and 1600's. The species had essentially vanished by 1620. The type specimen taken by Louis Mowbray in 1906 and breeding rediscovered in 1951. The species is making a slow but steady come-back under the watchful eye of the David Wingate and the Berumda Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Parks. The total world population was estimated at less than 200 individuals in 1996 and threats to further growth of the population remain.
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| Date | Creation Date: 06-oct-2000 Expiration Date: 06-oct-2014 |