The National Action Plan for the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels was developed to protect resident birds, here considered as those known to reproduce in Brazilian territory, and also migratory species that although do not reproduce in Brazil, frequently occur along the Brazilian coast, coming here from distant islands to feed. The last ones highly interact with oceanic fishing vessels attending it to obtain food. Often, these birds are incidentally caught by the longliners and dragged to the bottom, dying by drowning. The resident birds suffer with the degradation of reproduction sites, due to native forest cover suppression, and predation by non native species introduced by man as rodents, dogs and cats. The introduction of species is one of the most important issues for a considerable part of the endangered seabird species all over the world. |