hzgd15 13 sep 2012 - vivian fu - birdlife international - saving the chinese crested tern

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Vivian Fu, from the BirdLife International China Programme, kindly gave us a presentation about efforts to save the critically endangered Chinese Crested Tern. Date: 13 Sep 2012 Venue: Cloud Cafe (WanTang Road at the TianMuShan Road intersection - Hangzhou City, China) Hangzhou Green Drinks

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Wing Kan Fu , Vivian China Programme Officer

BirdLife International / HKBWSChina Programme

~ 1,300 bird species (13% global spp.)

>80 globally threatened spp.  China is the key site of 50% of these spp.

445 Important Bird Areas (IBAs) identified

The importance of mainland China to birds:

Chinese Crested Tern中华凤头燕鸥

Species name: Thalasseus bernsteini A kind of seabird  ~43cm long

Photo credit: Chen Shui Hua

Chinese Crested Tern中华凤头燕鸥

Species name: Thalasseus bernsteini

Chinese Crested Tern  Great Crested Tern Photo credit: Chen Shui Hua

HistoryFirst specimen collected at the Island of Kao, Halmahera, eastern Indonesia on 22 November 1861.

Photo credit: Chen Shui Hua

‐ China: records in Shangdong, Zhejiang and Fujian Provinces. ‐ No records since the last 21 specimens collected in 1937 near Qingdao, Shandong.

Photo credit: Simba Chan

Last Records!!!

Rediscovery  Summer 2000 4 pairs found in Mazu After 63 

years!!!  

Photo credit: Simba Chan

Discovery in Zhejiang Province

Another breeding colony was found on Jiushan Islands, Zhejiang in August 2004.

In 2007, the population seemed to move to another island Wuzishan Islands, Zhejiang. 

Photo credit: Chen Shuihua

Status < 50 individuals at present (Critically Endangered);Only two breeding colonies are discovered, on islets off the east coast of mainland China;

Wintering ground has never been reported;Migration route is still unknown

Fujian

Zhejiang

Taiwan

Threats Biggest Enemy‐‐‐Human!!

Photo credit: Chen Shuihua

Threats Predators and introduced species

Threats Indirect disturbance:

Typhoon Pollution and rubbish Over‐fishing

Photo credit: Chen Shuihua Photo credit: Fujian Bird Watching Society

Conservation  An International Action plan produced by BirdLife International with Convention of Migratory Species (CMS) in 2010

Conservation Little ecological information on Chinese Crested Tern 

Needs for survey: Survey for unknown breeding sites. 

New sites in Zhejiang Provinces found in 2004 and 2008.

Conservation

Main threats: egg collectionRaise awareness To public: schools and local communities To government

Education and promotion at schools

(Photo credit: Fujian Bird Watching Society)

Public awareness campaign

(Photo credit: Zhejiang Wild Bird Society)

Promotional materials

Conservation

Better management and protection at breeding sitesRaise awareness Advocacy with government

Promote and strengthen protection in Nature Reserves 

Establish nature reserve in Zhejiang

National Nature Reserve in Fujian 

Raising awareness outside China

Where is the wintering ground of Chinese Crested ?

Producing promotional materials

(Photo credit: Simba Chan)

December, 2010One wintering Chinese Crested Tern sighted in Seram, eastern Indonesia!!

(photo credit:Craig Robson)

You can help!! Do not eat seabirds’ eggs

Do not land on islands which have breeding seabirds

Spread the message of protection to Chinese Crested Tern and its home to family and friends

With your support, we can save another species from extinction!

AcknowledgementZhejiang WildBird Society         Fujian Bird Watching Society

Thank you!

Useful links BirdLife International factsheet: http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=3264

Oriental Bird Club Bulletin 32:http://www.orientalbirdclub.org/publications/bullfeats/chincres.html

Zhejiang Wild Bird Society:http://www.zjbird.cn/

Fujian Bird Watching Society: http://www.fjbirds.org/html/bbs.html

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