Solomons Survey
LOGGING CONCESSIONS have been granted on most of the forest in the Solomon Islands, placing many of the Solomons’ 72 endemic bird species at risk.
An International Council for Bird Preservation expedition was recently mounted to survey the bird populations on some of the islands. Its report is sobering: the islands of Kolombangara and Ghizo have had their forest cover drastically reduced and as a result a number of bird species are threatened such as the Kolombangara warbler, Heinroth’s shearwater, the Solomons sea eagle and Nicobar pigeon. On the 3000 km? island of San Christobal (Makira), all the endemics were recorded in reasonable to high numbers except for the San Christobal mountain rail which appears to be not only rare but also elusive. San Christobal is still largely primary forest but action is urgently needed to head off logging.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 22, Issue 3, 1 August 1991, Page 8
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141Solomons Survey Forest and Bird, Volume 22, Issue 3, 1 August 1991, Page 8
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