Ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea) recovery strategy 2014: chapter 5
1. COSEWIC[1] Species Assessment Information
Date of Assessment: April 2006
Common Name (population): Ivory Gull
Scientific Name: Pagophila eburnea
COSEWIC Status: Endangered
Reason for Designation: Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge and intensive breeding colony surveys over the last four years indicate that the Canadian breeding population of this long-lived seabird has declined by 80% over the last 20 years. This bird feeds along ice-edge habitats in the high Arctic and breeds in very remote locations. Threats include contaminants in food chain, continued hunting in Greenland, possible disturbance by mineral exploration at some breeding locations, and degradation of ice-related foraging habitats as a result of climate change.
Canadian Occurrence: Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Newfoundland and Labrador
COSEWIC Status History: Designated Special Concern in April 1979. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1996 and in November 2001.
1 COSEWIC (Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada)
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