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Montevideo, November 22nd 2024 - 16:53 UTC

Tag: Paulo Catry

  • Thursday, April 7th 2011 - 09:43 UTC

    Falklands’ skua population has declined by almost half in five years

    The Falkland skua is a subspecies of the brown skua

    The number of Falkland Islands skua has declined by almost half in just five years, a survey of the bird's largest breeding ground reveals. It is unclear why the population has crashed on New Island, on the west of the Falkland Islands.
    Something appears to be limiting the birds' ability to reproduce, say scientists.