Revision of the conservation status of seabirds and seals breeding in the Benguela Ecosystem

摘要: Fifteen species of seabirds, the African Black Oystercatcher (species names are indicated in Tables 1 and 2) and the Cape Fur Seal breed in the Benguela ecosystem. Ten of the 16 birds are endemic to southern Africa, two as subspecies. The populations in southern Africa of two of the other seabirds are isolated and small, whereas four birds extend over a wider range (Table 1). The global and regional conservation status of the 16 birds was determined by Barnes (2000), based on information available in 1998/99, was reviewed at an IUCN Workshop to develop a Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (CAMP) for them in February 2002 (du Toit et al. 2003) and is shown in Table 1. A