Chinese gull habitat destroyed
IN CHINA Saunders’ gull is seriously threatened by reclamation of its wetland nesting sites for shrimp, reed and rice farming. The full population is estimated to be 2000 individuals. One nesting site of about 130 pairs was driven out by reclamation last year, while the largest known nesting colony of more than 1000 birds is scheduled for development in a project funded by the World Bank. Only one other nesting site is known.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 22, Issue 4, 1 November 1991, Page 6
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77Chinese gull habitat destroyed Forest and Bird, Volume 22, Issue 4, 1 November 1991, Page 6
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