Lukas VFN πͺπΊEndangered #seabirds return to Pacific island after century-long absence https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/endangered-seabirds-return-to-pacific-island-after-century-long-absence/
"Polynesian #StormPetrels have returned to #Kamaka Island in #FrenchPolynesia, after conservationists used drones to remove the invasive rats eating the birdsβ eggs and chicks... Scientists attracted the #birds back to the island using solar-powered speakers playing bird calls recorded from a neighboring island"
Endangered seabirds return to Pacific island after century-long absence
Small seabirds skim the open ocean at night, patting their legs on the surface as they hunt for small fish. Now, for the first time in more than 100 years, endangered Polynesian storm petrels (Nesofregetta fuliginosa) have returned to a far-flung island in French Polynesia. These rare birds began exploring Kamaka Island just three weeks [β¦]
Leivur Janus Hansen