sova wrote: ↑March 31st, 2020, 10:42 am
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A question; do people still come to Pipa every day (weigh, control?)
sova
weekly weighing take place always on Tuesday.
It will be not weighed when Pippa is stressed. That was the case last Tuesday. She was bullied by a lot of juvenile all day.
It was too dangerous to touch Pippa. She would have poured fish oil over herself. This is a defense reaction. Unfortunately, their feathers would stick together extremely. So Rebecca leaves Pippa without weighing.
OGK was last seen on Nest March 22. I hope he will come to the nest soon.
Royal albatross at Taiaroa Head, c.1939-1940
Humans have always been very disrespectful towards animals.
Summary of threats and Issues to Royal Albatross
At-sea threats:
Incidental catch in long line fisheries
Incidental catch in trawl fisheries
Incidental catch during drift-netting
Incidental catch in trolling operations
Intentional shooting / killing
Competition with fisheries for marine resources
Dependence on discards
Land-based threats
Marine pollution
Climate change
Introduced species
Human disturbance at the nest
Parasites and diseases
Loss of nesting habitat
Competition for nest space
Albatrosses and giant petrels face a range of threats in the marine environment and on land. At sea, apart from natural variations in ocean productivity, threatening factors include direct interactions with fishing operations; ingestion of, and entanglement in, marine debris;
contamination from pollutants; and over-fishing of prey species. Access to bait, and bycatch and offal discarded by commercial fishers may alter natural foraging behaviour and increase the level of habituation. At some breeding colonies, predation by introduced species has increased mortality and decreased breeding success; degradation of nesting habitat by introduced herbivores, interspecific competition for nest space, and transmission of parasites and disease also occurs. Of these threats, increased mortality among juveniles and adults resulting from interactions with fishing operations is particularly significant. Ensuring the long-term survival of Australia’s albatross and giant petrel populations depends on domestic research and conservation management programs, combined with international action to protect these highly migratory seabirds during the extensive time they spend foraging in the waters of other countries or on the high seas. Major threats to albatrosses and giant petrels At-sea threats Land-based threat
After the bad bullying attacks of the juvenile, she was able to make skycalls like an adult twice.
She shook her head very often. I think it was very uncomfortable for her this time.
sova, I only know that all chicks have these experiences and that it is part of growing up. I read that Red is particularly aggressive. He plucked feathers at Pippa. That is already violent.
The rangers do not intervene. They are brief incidents and a chick has never been killed.
BTW: They assume that it is primarily curiosity.
I saw a film yesterday in the 3Sat media library about an albatross colony.
There was an explanation for the behavior of the juveniles.
But only for their singing and dances.
They practice the courtship ritual. It will take years for them to master it perfectly.
So that has nothing to do with Pippa.
Maybe they are frustrated and and therefore they're ding this with Pippa?
Sharyn Broni (DOC)
OGK was last in two weeks ago. Last year LGL was gone for 3 weeks but also sometimes came in to feed her chick 3 times a day. It is very variable and albatross are adapted to be able to cope with much variation in food supply.
18:47 it's getting dark. again a day without OGK. But also without the juvies
Update
The male did not return yet since March 22
Last feeding by the female was on April 12
Pippa is doing well.
The rangers watch the situation at the nest.
Peter visited Pippa yesterday. He was at the nest area for almost 40 minutes.
Some highlights from yesterday, including a walkabout by the chick and a nice 6-hr timelapse of an afternoon living life as an albatross chick and #stayinghome
