What factors are causing seabird declines in the Grenadines?

Hey Cindy. That's a brown booby chick. I cannot release too much information on primary data at this moment. I can tell you that the population seems to have been doing better than in the last 2 years of monitoring. Also our efforts, over 3 years, have revealed invasive predators present - yikes! This sets the ball rolling for more predator impact studies on seabird nesting colonies, especially ground nesting species in the Southern Grenadines.

Thanks Ameisha. Conservation of seabirds is often overlooked when considering marine habitat protection in these territories. Although laws "protect" breeding colonies in some studied areas, there is inadequate human/ resource capacity to enforce these. Baseline data is important for conservation management decision making (e.g., to efficiently allocate limited resources).