Could Xcluder fences help Black-capped or Bermuda Petrel populations recover?

[Nate Dias]

As I was reading the following article about how beneficial the Xcluder fence has been to breeding tubenoses at Kaena Point, Hawaii - I could not help but wonder if a variation of such a project (in combination with other measures) might help breeding colonies of Black-capped Petrels?

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/17/science/birds-of-kaena-point-hawaii-enjoy-a-revival-thanks-to-a-fence.html

More info on the Xcluder fence is here:    http://restorekaena.org/project-solution.html

Granted, the Black-capped Petrel's breeding habitat is steeper and more forested, but maybe there are situations where it could be used to effect...

I also wonder if the Xcluder fences might be able to help Bermuda Petrels regain a toehold on strategic slices of the mainland?  That might provide long-term relief from sea level rise affecting their precarious nesting islands...

Nathan Dias - Charleston, SC

[Jessica Hardesty]

I think the biggest obstacle in Haiti or the DR would be keeping up that sort of high quality fencing.  It would be very desirable to people living around there.... 

But I think it would certainly work!

jhn

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