Social Attraction

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Decoys Encourage Atlantic Puffins to Return to Calf of Man

Led by their plastic brethren, a Atlantic Puffins, vulnerable to extinction, make a slow return to their native home. Extirpated by invasive rats before the turn of the century, Atlantic Puffins have not bred on the Calf of Man since 1985. Conservationists are now using social attraction and decoy Puffins to encourage the native seabirds […]

Written by on October 31, 2019

Seabirds Return to Desecheo Island One Year After Restoration

One year after Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico was declared free of invasive species, Island Conservation and partners are beginning to see signs of recovery, including Audubon’s Shearwaters sighted on the island for the first time and new Bridled Tern nests discovered. Historians say that you could hardly see the sky for the birds. This was […]

Written by on June 27, 2018

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