Over the past 25 years, Mexican biologists have worked to reverse centuries of damage and restore seabird nesting on the many islands along the Pacific coast.
Their success is a bit of hope, in a world that is losing seabirds fast.
These photos are from my family albums and were taken by my son and his wife during recent holidays.
Many islands and surrounding waters are restricted to people, boats, fishing and snorkeling, with efforts being made to restore beaches and coral that have been damaged from overuse.
When sealers and whalers arrived in the early 1800s, they brought goats, which leveled the islands trees. Their cats killed thousands of birds. Five of eight endemic land birds went extinct.
But with major efforts to restore the devastated islands, goats are gone;, as are most of the rats, cats, pigs, donkeys, and rabbits. the vegetation is rebounding and populations of gulls, terns, auklets, murrelets, storm-petrels, boobies, pelicans, and cormorants have been reappearing as if by magic.
blue footed boobie
The seas and shores of Mexico make up one of the most important regions for seabirds in the world. With more than 4,000 islands and islets, Mexico has one-third of the world’s seabird species nesting on its islands or feeding in its waters, and is second only to New Zealand in its diversity of endemic seabirds. But with islands overrun by mammals, Mexico’s seabirds faced a bleak future on their breeding grounds. source
A collaborative effort between the US and Mexico has been a massive success. Of 27 seabird populations that had disappeared, 22 populations have returned within the past decade.
It warms my heart to know that projects such as these are being funded and are achieving success. We all need to do whatever we can in our own backyards and communities to protect our earth!
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This lady and her obsession with birds>>>
I love that thing.
I did delegate a little, thanks for the encouragement!
I myself love the birds and their sounds when I visit such a place and it is always a pleasure to see the natural things.
Nature is so important for all of us!
Hello @melinda010100
That is great news, that there are people and professionals making a great effort for the conservation of species on the Pacific coasts.
What little photographs do you make of your son and his wife?
It is great news! I recently posted a photo of my daughterinlaw in my post about the eclipse and there was a picture of my son in the post about eating worms!
How good it is when people and animals live next to each other and do not interfere. Birds live on islands and rocks, and sometimes visit people on the coast.
They do need safe places to nest!
It is fantastic to see how ecosystems that were degraded are recovered.
It truly is fantastic to see!
It's nice to see such unique places being restored to their natural state. Goats and cats were not kind to that place!
Giving the seabirds back their traditional nesting sites has certainly made a difference!
Very beautiful post and photographys!
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Thank you! The north western coast of Mexico is so incredible!
Thank you very much for your support.
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Many Species are in danger this is just one of them, it's hard to save them, but we can try ;)
Education is key! There is so much more to do.
Exactly, 💯
Big ups to the USA and Mexico for the great work they are doing on this island. If there are creatures on the island, they will start to give birth to more creatures and with time, the island will become populated again
Providing birds with safe nesting sites has certainly helped their populations recover!
I love this birds bazaar, and all the seagulls you encountered here!
There is such a diverse selection of seabirds here! It's quite amazing!
Preaching to the choir!
Capturing flying birds on camera is really amazing and this place seems very peaceful and beautiful to me 💕✨
It is a beautiful part of the world! Glad you appreciate the photos! ❤️
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It's an amazing habitat for these birds. I liked this shot with the blue footed boobie.
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