Records Checklists

Conservation

Update on a project to help this Eastern Arc range in conjunction with local people.

Bird causes major problems wherever introduced. Control programmes and methods now well known and effective but need funding and follow-up.

Major inroads have been made in data issues (especially distribution), some success with planning but not yet with implementation.

First tests show that there is good agreement and also for regionally endemic and threatened species.

A compilation of the important information to be compiled for ecosystem conservation.

Now found to be about 1200 pairs but forest destruction threatens.

3 Bugeranus carunculatus released into wild flock. Initial aggression but accepted after 11 days. Inappropriate roost behaviour noted.

150-200 individuals exist (June 2000 survey) mainly in the Reserve. More studies are continuing.

Impact of hydraulic installations on Senegal River considerable. Parc created in 1991 to alleviate some of this. Now holds more than 1% of several waterbirds in West Africa.

Results from 14 surveys of forest fragments. Appropriate village based conservation measures need to address questions about sustainable use, hunting and possibilities of forest regeneration.

Brief review of information on Diomedea amsterdamensis which had a total of 15 breeding pairs in 2000.

Species assemblages (566 breeders and nonbreeders included) and 20 environmental variables. Hierarchical classification suggested 5 types of community, four of which and 37 species currently underrepresented in reserve system.

A review of this major project covering 1238 sites in 58 countries.

Need to bear sex ratios in mind when reintroducing small numbers.

Pelagic tuna, demersal bluefish and alfoncino fisheries are present and cause some problems. Urgent need for better policing of Tristan’s waters.

Results show that low of 2 pairs in 1974 was accurate and that few nests remained undiscovered. Recovery was initiated by intense conservation effort. Eastern population much more reliant on management for future growth.

Only 2 individual Red Kites and 1 Black found in 1999. Presumed causes (man- induced) are discussed.

A brief review of what has happened on several islands including Madagascar, Gulf of Guinea islands, those on mid-Atlantic ridge, and especially the Mascarenes.

Major national inventory completed on plants, small mammals, large moths, butterflies and birds in 5 National Parks and 60 Forest Reserves. 95% of species found in 10 Nat. Parks and extra 11 Forest Reserves. Scoring system developed.

Less plant species and more invertebrates infested in heavily grazed and frequently burnt grasslands. Quantity and quality of habitat in terms of food abundance, diversity and cover are important factors in distribution.

Spring peak in abundance and reproduction coincided with hunting season. Numbers between years varied. Offtake is high and some management suggestions proposed.

Barley and wheat farmers regard Alopochen aegyptiacus as a serious pest on the Agulhas Plain. Recommendations based on detailed knowledge of biology there are proposed.

Found in 2 of 21 sites surveyed in 2000. Occurs in mixed species flocks but no obvious differences between occupied and not occupied sites. Reasons for decline remain unknown.

Review of the population of African Penguin Spheniscus demersus a year after the Treasure oil spill.

Blue Crane Anthropoides paradisea estimated as 20100 individuals with 53% in Western Cape. Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum is 4220 individuals. Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus now 238 individuals.

Analysing decline of Charadrius sanctaehelenae showed that, although there were some general vegetation changes to pasture correlated statistically to the decline, it was only on 3 sites that the birds had declined and that some very site specific reasons were there. General management recommendations given.

Brown Rats now successfully removed from Fregate, the home of Copsychus sechellarum, having been introduced 5 years ago.

Breeding success low but intentional harassment not a major factor due to superstition. Unintentional disturbance usually leads to failure though. Education through Wildlife Clubs is promising way forward.

14 savanna types evaluated. Higher rainfall supports more birds but were limited for threatened species. 4 moist types and 2 dry types identified as of high importance for conservation.

A brief overview of the status of the sometimes unique forms which occur. Urgent conservation measures are needed.

Usefulness of National Biodiversity Data Bank assessed. Several vegetation types not well protected and coverage by protected areas of some bird categories incomplete.

Survey of fish population in region of 3 lakes in western Madagascar to evaluate impacts on Madagascar Fish Eagle. Both eagles and local fisheries are threatened.

Species has declined and 15 birds radiotracked. Small maize fields, waste grain and fallow lands are important in non-breeding season. Grasslands avoided. Habitat mosaics preferred.

3 islands produced over 300 pairs of P. (mollis) feae. Fourth island known to have had species not surveyed. Colonies continue to be threatened by humans, cats and rats.

Brief report on recent research on Zosterops modestus. It has a remarkable and complex cooperative breeding system.

1129 chicks recorded in 1999-2000 on Gough Island, the entire population, and 1 on Inaccessible. Breeding biology figures given and conservation recommendations.

Long-billed (Moreau’s) Tailorbird Artisornis moreaui (now usually in Orthotomus) refound in Serra Jeci in June/July 2001.

General notes on conservation of the island’s endemics.

A Balearica regulorum project to try to resolve conflicts of birds and crop damage.

Ingestion by the introduced Pekin Robin did aid germination of 2 out of 3 invasive alien plant species into primary forest but no effect on third.

Notes on release of 2 young Gypaetus barbatus near Lake Naivasha in Kenya.

A review of issues which will impact on conservation in Africa. Local involvement is seen as a key. The role of the PAOC is discussed.

A brief summary of the story of the oiling incident.