Remove Xantus's murrelet
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When conservation and animal rights collide

10,000 Birds

Each year tens of thousands of these gulls go to the islands and each pair will lay three eggs. Most of these clutches of eggs will hatch to produce three fluffy and adorable chicks. The island was home to an important population of XantusMurrelet , but the population was suffering as a result of introduced rats.