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WILDLIFE MONITORING
Bird Surveying ~ Currently the Conservancy is involved in
two bird surveying projects. The Land Bird Monitoring Project and the National
Audubon Christmas Bird Count. The Land Bird Monitoring project is a biannual
bird census that monitors resident and migratory avian species in each of the
representative habitats of Santa Catalina Island. The Christmas Bird Count (CBC)
is an early-winter bird census across the Americas between December 14th and
January 5th. The data collected each year from this event is turned into the
National Audubon Society headquarters where it is used to determine trends and
patterns in bird populations and migration patterns.
Marine Research Diving ~ The Catalina Conservancy Divers
(CCD) is a membership support group of the Catalina Island Conservancy. To achieve
its goals, CCD sponsors a variety of research and educational diving activities
for its membership to participate in. Some projects currently being conducted
by the CCD are the annual Avalon Harbor underwater cleanup, kelp growth study,
key species monitoring project, marine refuge census and the marine thermograph
project. Click
here for the Catalina Conservancy Diver's web site.
Wildlife Data Recording ~ Santa Catalina Island has the
highest diversity of any Channel Island for reptiles and amphibians, with 4 amphibians
and 8 reptiles, including a wider diversity of native and introduced animals.
Researchers and staff study many of these species by monitoring and recording
data throughout the year. Attention to detail, note taking, and an ability to
learn are integral to volunteering in this area.
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