CONSERVING MIGRATORY MARINE BIRDS WITH THE BONN CONVENTION
CONSERVING MIGRATORY MARINE BIRDS WITH THE BONN CONVENTION AND ITS DAUGHTER AGREEMENTS SUCCESSES TO DATE AND WAYS FORWARD
Penguins
Albatrosses
Petrels and shearwaters
Diving petrels
Pelicans
Gannets and boobies
Cormorants
Tropic birds
Frigate birds
Gulls
Terns
Skuas
Auks
THE SIX MAJOR THREATS FACING SEABIRDS 1. FISHING Direct mortality Reduced food supply
THE SIX MAJOR THREATS FACING SEABIRDS 2. DISTURBANCE & EXPLOITATION
THE SIX MAJOR THREATS FACING SEABIRDS 3. INTRODUCED SPECIES Rabbit ejects shearwater egg House Mice kill albatrosses
THE SIX MAJOR THREATS FACING SEABIRDS 4. HABITAT LOSS Once there were seabirds here…
THE SIX MAJOR THREATS FACING SEABIRDS 5. POLLUTION
THE SIX MAJOR THREATS FACING SEABIRDS 6. CLIMATE CHANGE Prey shifts due to sea temperature rise are causing Rockhopper Penguin declines over its whole range
SEABIRD FAMILIES OF THE WORLD Seabird No. Family Species Penguins 17 Albatrosses 21 Petrels 71 Storm petrels 20 Diving petrels 4 Pelicans 7 Gannets 8 Cormorants 33 Frigate birds 5 Tropic birds 3 Gulls 51 Terns 44 Skuas 7 Auks 22 TOTALS 313 No. % CMS/ % Threatened AEWA/ACAP Included 12 71 2 17 21 100 45 63 11 24 8 40 0 0 1 20 1 100 2 29 1 50 2 25 1 50 14 42 5 36 2 40 0 0 0 9 18 5 56 7 16 2 29 0 0 4 18 1 25 127 41 50 39
THREATENED SEABIRDS LISTED BY CMS FOR CONCERTED OR COLLABORATIVE ACTION Penguins: 2 species Albatrosses : 21 species Giant petrels: 2 species Procellaria petrels: 5 species Chinese Crested Tern TOTAL: 31 species (62% of 50 threatened CMS/ACAP/AEWA seabirds)
WHAT ACTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY CMS AND ITS AGREEMENTS FOR THE LISTED SEABIRDS? African Penguin: AEWA Eighteen Southern Hemisphere albatrosses: Two giant petrels: Five Procellaria petrels : TOTAL: 26 (84%)
WHAT ACTIONS ARE BEING TAKEN FOR THE AFRICAN PENGUIN? 1996: Penguin CAMP Workshop 1999: CMS call for action 1999: PHVA Workshop 2000: Spheniscus Workshop calls for Mo. U 2002: CAMP Southern African Seabird Workshop 2004: AEWA funds a Multi-species Action Plan Nations involved: Namibia and South Africa
WHAT IS HAPPENING INTERNATIONALLY FOR THE OTHER CMS THREATENED SEABIRDS LISTED FOR ACTION? North Pacific Albatrosses: NPAWG & START Laysan Shorttailed Black-footed Nations involved: Canada, Japan and USA: all non-CMS Parties
WHAT IS HAPPENING INTERNATIONALLY FOR THE OTHER CMS THREATENED SEABIRDS LISTED FOR ACTION? IUCN CAMP Workshops, 1996 and 2004 HUMBOLDT PENGUIN IUCN PHVA Workshop, 1998 IUCN Spheniscus Workshop, 2000 Annual surveys Nations involved: Chile and Peru
WHAT IS HAPPENING INTERNATIONALLY FOR THE OTHER CMS THREATENED SEABIRDS LISTED FOR ACTION? IUCN: Critically Endangered Chinese Crested Tern Four pairs rediscovered in 2000 CMS: Appendix I, for concerted action in 2002 No international action underway as yet? Nations to be involved: China, (Taiwan), Philippines
WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE OTHER 19 CMS THREATENED SEABIRDS? Example 1: The Peruvian Diving Petrel Added to Appendix I at 6 Co. P in 2002, but no call for action by CMS as yet Ongoing surveys by breeding range states Joint action proposed via an International Working Group in 2002 International Action Plan required Nations involved: Chile and Peru
WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE OTHER 19 CMS THREATENED SEABIRDS? Example 2: The Pink-footed Shearwater Added to Appendix I at 6 Co. P in 2002, but no call for action by CMS as yet International research at breeding grounds in Chile CEC Action Plan (Canada, Mexico & USA) COSEWIC Status Report (Canada)
THE WAY FORWARD: A FIVE-POINT PLAN FOR THE CMS AND ITS AGREEMENTS ü Commission a review of the 127 threatened seabirds ü Encourage Non-Parties to attend Co. Ps and Mo. Ps as Observers ü Encourage selected Non-Parties to join CMS, AEWA and ACAP ü Encourage Non-Parties to report on international activities ü Call for Action Plans and Memoranda of Understanding
Thank you for your attention Dankeschön für Ihre Aufmerksamkeit Avian Demography Unit University of Cape Town
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