Bird Island Nature Reserve (South Africa)
Bird Island Nature Reserve is a 3-hectare (7.4-acre) nature reserve in Lambert's Bay, South Africa. It is an important breeding site for the endangered Cape gannet and crowned cormorant.
History
Bird guano was collected on the island for fertiliser from 1888 until 1990. In 1988, it was officially established as the Lambert’s Bay Penguin Island Provincial Nature Reserve. The island is now a tourist attraction.
Gallery
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Gannet lookout -
Gannet breeding colony
References
- ^ "Bird Island Nature Reserve". CapeNature. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013.
- ^ "Important Bird Areas factsheet: Bird Island". BirdLife International. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ "Gazetted Name: Lambert's Bay Penguin Island Provincial Nature Reserve" (PDF).
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