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2012-01-03 Fantastic News - Predator-Proof Fence producing dramatic results.
The Wedge-tailed Shearwater – Puffinus pacificus - which nests in the
remote coastal dunes on the now-fenced Kaʻena
Point at the northwestern tip of O’ahu, has produced the highest number of
chicks since the annual survey began in 1994.
“This is
extraordinary news. It has been only eight months since the predator-proof
fence was installed and already, we are seeing results. This year’s chick count
of 1775 is a 14% percent increase over the previous high count in 2007 and the
highest number ever recorded at the point. So far, the fence has done a great
job of preventing bird predation by rats, cats, mongoose, dogs, and even mice,”
said Dr. George Wallace, Vice President for Oceans and Islands at American Bird
Conservancy (ABC), the leading bird conservation group in the United States.
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