Remove Xantus's murrelet
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When conservation and animal rights collide

10,000 Birds

By way of an example take the Western Gulls that I studied on the Farallon Islands in California. The island was home to an important population of XantusMurrelet , but the population was suffering as a result of introduced rats. Most of these clutches of eggs will hatch to produce three fluffy and adorable chicks.