How effective are the measures being taken by interest groups to ensure the survival of the hooded plovers on the Southern Australian coastline?
Introduction: The Thinornis rubricollis rubricollis but more commonly known as the hooded plover is a stocky bird that stands at 10 centre metres tall and 20 centre metres wide, the bird that is a vulnerable specie in the South Australian coastline area, Whilst it is Endangered in both Victoria and New South Wales (Bird Life Australia, NA), refer to figure 1 to an. The Hooded Plover digs a shallow hole in sand or fine gravel situated above the high-tide ocean beaches or among dunes. The normal amount of chicks is one or two eggs hatch after about 30 days and then leaves the nest within a one to two days. Its incubation period is longer than that of other Australasian-breeding plovers (Bird Life Australia, NA). The reasons behind this species become endangered is because they; Do not …show more content…
The conservation status at the moment for the hooded plover in the Southern Australian coastline is labelled as a vulnerable specie, surveys have suggested that there is anywhere in-between 320 to 540 hooded plover in the whole of South Australia (Australian Government, 2014). Victorian legislation have bans driving on beaches which could affect the increase in driving on beaches in nearby parts of South Australia because over 60% of vehicles on the beach at Little Dip National Park in neighbouring South Australia had Victorian number plates (Maguire, 2012), figure 2 shows a beach in Adelaide with vehicles on it, potentially being nest that will be ruined by these vehicles. There has been actions taken in reserves throughout the south-east region of South Australia, in attempt to prevent the vehicle use on South Australian beaches. As part of the recovery plan for the South Australian Hooded Plover, they have put up string fences (Australian Government,
Introduction: The Thinornis rubricollis rubricollis but more commonly known as the hooded plover is a stocky bird that stands at 10 centre metres tall and 20 centre metres wide, the bird that is a vulnerable specie in the South Australian coastline area, Whilst it is Endangered in both Victoria and New South Wales (Bird Life Australia, NA), refer to figure 1 to an. The Hooded Plover digs a shallow hole in sand or fine gravel situated above the high-tide ocean beaches or among dunes. The normal amount of chicks is one or two eggs hatch after about 30 days and then leaves the nest within a one to two days. Its incubation period is longer than that of other Australasian-breeding plovers (Bird Life Australia, NA). The reasons behind this species become endangered is because they; Do not …show more content…
The conservation status at the moment for the hooded plover in the Southern Australian coastline is labelled as a vulnerable specie, surveys have suggested that there is anywhere in-between 320 to 540 hooded plover in the whole of South Australia (Australian Government, 2014). Victorian legislation have bans driving on beaches which could affect the increase in driving on beaches in nearby parts of South Australia because over 60% of vehicles on the beach at Little Dip National Park in neighbouring South Australia had Victorian number plates (Maguire, 2012), figure 2 shows a beach in Adelaide with vehicles on it, potentially being nest that will be ruined by these vehicles. There has been actions taken in reserves throughout the south-east region of South Australia, in attempt to prevent the vehicle use on South Australian beaches. As part of the recovery plan for the South Australian Hooded Plover, they have put up string fences (Australian Government,