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Important Seabird Species in Hawaii Producing Chicks in Record Numbers
http://www.abcbirds.org/newsandreports/releases/111209.html

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Wedge-tailed Shearwater by George Wallace
(Washington, D.C., December 9, 2011) The first predator proof fence in the United States is producing dramatic results that may eventually lead to a resurgence in decimated seabird populations in Hawai’i. The Wedge-tailed Shearwater, which nests in the remote coastal dunes on the now-fenced Kaʻena Point at the northwestern tip of O’ahu, has produced the highest number of chicks since the annual survey began in 1994.

“This is extraordinary news. It has been only eight months since the predator-proof fence was installed and already, we are seeing results. This year’s chick count of 1775 is a 14% percent increase over the previous high count in 2007 and the highest number ever recorded at the point. So far, the fence has done a great job of preventing bird predation by rats, cats, mongoose, dogs, and even mice,” said Dr. George Wallace, Vice President for Oceans and Islands at American Bird Conservancy (ABC), the leading bird conservation group in the United States.

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DENVER—The Colorado Environmental Coalition today applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for declaring publicly that fracking may be to blame for causing groundwater pollution in Wyoming. “Industry likes to say contamination from fracking is inconceivable,” said CEC energy organizer Charlie Montgomery.