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Project 6 - ???
2020
This year's project will be announced soon. We take a look at organizations from all over the world that help preserve an endangered bird species. We have not come to a final decision on which organization we will be supporting. Stay tuned for more.
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Project 5 - One Rock Dam
2019
Gunnison sage grouse are part of the grouse and pheasant family. They require a variety of habitats such as large expanses of sagebrush with a diversity of grasses and forbs and healthy wetland and riparian ecosystems. It requires sagebrush for cover and fall and winter food.
The Gunnison Sage Grouse do not migrate, therefore making the best of their remaining habitat, but the degradation of the land has created nonviable areas that are needed for successful chick rearing, contributing to their declining numbers.
Rocks are positioned to create dam structures that include multiple rocks, but are only one rock high, given the name of their project. These structures add up to slowing down water, stopping the erosion, and ultimately healing the habitat.
POP Art raised $1308 for this project.
Learn more and see the latest news about the Gunnison Sage Grouse
Project 4 - Project Puffin
2018
Atlantic Puffins are fat-bodied, black and white seabirds with the unique ability to fly and dive. Out of the four species of puffins, the Atlantic puffin is the only one found living in the Atlantic Ocean.
Atlantic puffins population off the coast of Maine dwindled due to hunting as a food source and feather collection for fashionable accessories.
The Project Puffin breeding program is designed to increase the numbers on their historical breeding territories off the coast of Maine. Today the restoration techniques are used successfully around the world for many different species.
POP Art raised $1304 for this project.
Learn more and see the latest news of Project Puffin.
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Project 3 - Oahu Elepaio
2017
The Oahu Elepaio, part of the monarch flycatcher family, was listed as endangered under the United States Endangered Species Act in April 2000.
The primary factors that currently threaten Oahu Elepaio populations are nest predation by alien black rats (Rattus rattus) and mosquito-borne diseases (VanderWerf 2009).
Nest predation by alien rats is the most serious threat to this bird, and rat control has become the cornerstone of the recovery strategy. When rats are controlled, twice as many Elepaio pairs successfully raise a chick and fewer females are eaten.
POP Art raised $900 for this project.
Learn more and see the latest news about the Oahu Elepaio.
Project 2
Florida Burrowing Owl
2016
This small, diurnal, ground dwelling owl gets its name from the burrows it digs as protection for chick rearing.
Some threats to Florida burrowing owls' habitat include construction activities, development, and harassment by humans and domesticated animals. Other threats include increased predation and vehicle strikes. (FWC)
Cape Corral Friends of Wildlife are preserving and enhancing burrowing owl habitat and educating the community.
POP Art raised $1748 for their efforts.
Learn more and see the latest news about the Florida burrowing owl.
Project 1 - Kakapo Recovery
2015
The Kakapo is a unique parrot; they are flightless, nocturnal, the heaviest bird of the parrot family, and possibly the longest living parrot at 90 years.
The Kakapo population dropped swiftly due to hunting, introduced predators and land clearance since man stepped foot on NewZealand and became coloniezed .
Kakapo Recovery Project - The remaining kakapo were collected and relocated to predator-free islands where a breeding program has been put into place. Recovery work includes tracking with radio telemetry, putting out supplementary food and monitoring for pests. During breeding seasons, the team monitors and manages kakapo nests and sometimes hand rears chicks.
POP Art raised $1758 for their efforts.
Learn more and see the latest news about the project Kākāpō Recovery.