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The “Rufa” Red Knot is now protected under the Endangered Species Act

10,000 Birds

migration corridors from Argentina in the Southern tip of South America to Canada. In the spring, key staging and stopover areas include Patagonia, Argentina; eastern and northern Brazil; the southeast United States; the Virginia barrier islands; and Delaware Bay. Perhaps the most important threat to the Red Knot is climate change.

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Manx Shearwaters

10,000 Birds

After mating, a single egg is laid and incubation duties are shared by both parents. The long shifts before swapping duties reduce the number of times that the birds have to run the gauntlet of the gulls and increase their chances of succesfully raising the chick to the age of abandonment.