Study and preservation of the Tahiti Petrel
A study and protection program for the Tahitian Petrel set up by the French Polynesia Department of the Environment, as part of the “National Strategy for Biodiversity” project.
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Seabirds rescue
A seabird rescue program has been set up to educate the population and coordinate a network of “rescuer” volunteers to collect seabirds in distress.
Protecting the Tahiti Monarch
Endemic to Tahiti, the Tahitian Monarch or ‘ōmāma’o (Pomarea nigra) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR).
Only 12 individuals were known in 1998, when the SOP launched its rescue.
Protecting the Fatu Hiva Monarch
Recent surveys have shown that fewer than 50 monarchs remain, while the 2006 estimate was 275 individuals.
Inventory field work
Études ornithologiques et missions d’inventaires de la faune et de la flore dans les îles de Polynésie française.
Biosecuring Ua Huka
The arrival of the black rat in Ua Huka would mean the extinction of the Ultramarine Lorikeet and the Monarch Iphis …
Biosecuring Rimatara
Arrival of the black rat in Rimatara would mean the rapid extinction of Kuhl’s Lori
Awareness and training
Conferences for the general public, TV reports, activities in schools, educational materials and field trips …