Caribbean flamingos as a flagship species for wetlands conservation
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Darwin Plus Local
VALUE £25,574
WHERE British Virgin Islands
Summary
This pilot project will inform future conservation management activities of BVI wetland habitats using Caribbean flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) as a flagship species for wetland birds. The movement of Caribbean flamingos from Anegada, BVI will be tracked to provide critical data to BVI conservation managers on the slowly expanding population that were reintroduced to the BVI in 1992. Threats to wetland birds on Anegada will be monitoring and mitigation methods trialled, with local community participation.
