Hi - The Tooth-billed Pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris) occurs on Samoa and is
one of the most poorly known pigeons in the world.
It appears to have a tiny global population and is threatened by forest
conversion/loss and hunting etc.
Rebecca Stirnemann's recent email seeks funds to help conservation activities.
If say 5% of birding-aus members contributed say $5-10 each, then they would
presumably be able to buy a few transmitters:
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/saving-the-last-manumea-samoa-s-little-dodo/x/3416483
thanks,
Colin
http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=2757
To:
Subject:
First baby manumea seen in 30 years
From:
Rebecca Stirnemann <>
Date:
Thu, 20 Feb 2014 13:53:40 +1100
Recently the first juvenile Manumea was found in over 30 years. Help us
save this species. 1) make this video go viral by sharing it, or 2) read
more about the project so far (picture of baby monumea attached) or 3)
donate to the project as we are trying to raise enough to add transmitters
to a few birds so we can find a nest and ultimately under take captive
breeding!
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/saving-the-last-manumea-samoa-s-little-dodo/x/3416483
Story on the project and pics:
http://news.mongabay.com/2014/0210-hance-little-dodo-drones.html
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