Keeping common seabird species common: Is prioritization of conservation actions valuable or just an intellectual exercise?
Scientists and practitioners have been actively implementing conservation actions with seabirds since the 1970’s, a remarkable feat for a group of non-game species. Besides habitat loss or deterioration ̶ a condition shared with other groups of wildlife, the ecological and socioeconomical ramifications of an ocean-based food dependency and the wide distribution of many species calls for multinational driven recovery efforts and potentially, a prioritization of projects aimed to increase competitiveness for targeting traditional and new funding opportunities.
Organizers: Miguel García, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Ann Sutton, BirdsCaribbean, Yvan Satgé, Clemson University, Rhiannon Austin, University of Liverpool, and Jennifer Wheeler, BirdsCaribbean. Emails: miguel_garcia-bermudez@fws.gov, asutton@cwjamaica.com, ysatge@clemson.edu, r.e.austin@liverpool.ac.uk, jennifer.wheeler@birdscaribbean.org
Purpose: Participants will discuss and prioritize seabird conservation actions in the Caribbean region.
Overview: Scientists and practitioners have been actively implementing conservation actions with seabirds since the 1970’s, a remarkable feat for a group of non-game species. Besides habitat loss or deterioration ̶ a condition shared with other groups of wildlife, the ecological and socioeconomic ramifications of an ocean-based food dependency and the wide distribution of many species calls for multinational driven recovery efforts and potentially, a prioritization of projects aimed to increase competitiveness for targeting traditional and new funding opportunities.
Objectives:
To assess and discuss ongoing or projected recovery benefits of seabird conservation actions.
Develop a framework aimed to prioritizing funding allocation.