Seabird conservation mostly works, comprehensive new data set shows

  • Researchers compiled a data set of seabird restoration projects, including those that used translocation and social attraction, from around the world.
  • Ornithologist Stephen Kress pioneered translocation and social attraction, but these methods have been used more than 850 times in the last 70 years — mostly to great success.
  • Experts say seabirds are one of the most threatened bird groups in the world, and translocation and social attraction can help protect them against threats like invasive species and the impacts of climate change.

Fifty years ago, ornithologist Stephen Kress had a bold…

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