First observations of Fiji Petrel The first unambiguous observations of Fiji Petrel Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi at sea are documented with photographs. The species behaviour, jizz and flight are described, presented together with comments on confusion species, especially Bulwer's Bulweria bulwerii and Jouanin's Petrels B. fallax, and...

Background Information on the Fiji Petrel Project The critically endangered Fiji Petrel Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi is believed to breed only on the island of Gau, Fiji, but its nesting grounds have yet to be located. Until a bird was captured, documented and released in 1984, the species was known from only a single museum specimen (collected in 1855). Since then...

Sustainable Use of the Endangered Fiji Sago Palm Although the Fiji Sago Palm Metroxylon vitiense was identified as being under threat back in 1992 in the 'National Environment Strategy'� and it was officially categorised as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List in 1998, its 'Endangered' status has only recently been realised. The completion of a comprehensive MSc thesis by...