Hunting Raised Rats Wildlife 
10,000 Birds
MAY 3, 2011
The combined effects of hunting, habitat loss and predation by introduced animals like rats and mongoose have extirpated the species from some islands and reduced numbers significantly on others. A recent focus has been on habitat preservation since wetlands in the Caribbean are a very scarce resource.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 15, 2015
Now that the colony is off limits for hunting, the population has grown and the village is benefitting tremendously from entry and guide fees, and a school is being built courtesy of conservation funds. However they will not and cannot breed, and once these individual’s natural lifespans are over, these bird populations will be lost forever.
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