| 11. | On the islands, many types of seabirds make their homes.
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| 12. | Islets of this type form good nesting places for freshwater seabirds.
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| 13. | Reduced availability of baitfish species is known to impact seabird populations.
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| 14. | Since 1968, SANCCOB has saved over 85, 000 seabirds.
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| 15. | Land degradation by stock grazing has reduced numbers of burrowing seabirds.
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| 16. | Most seabirds are strongly philopatric, so translocating chicks is difficult.
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| 17. | Seychelles hosts some of the largest seabird colonies in the world.
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| 18. | The Punuk Islands are a natural habitat for walruses and seabirds.
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| 19. | Fisheries of sand eel can also be harmful to seabird colonies.
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| 20. | Today there are 19 species of seabirds living on the islands.
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