 F Zino/Freira Conservation Project
The Zino's Petrel is critically endangered
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Threat to Zino's Petrel from NATO radar plan
19-11-2002
BirdLife International has called for the suspension of a proposed NATO radar station in Madeira, Portugal, because of concerns it could have an impact on the only breeding ground in the world of Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira, a Critically Endangered species.
The proposed radar site near the summit of Pico do Areeiro is in close proximity to the last known breeding colony of Zino's Petrel, a species that numbers fewer than 20 to 30 breeding pairs and is Europe's most threatened breeding bird.