Black-capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata) conservation update and action plan : conserving the Diablotin

Abstract

Purpose of the plan update: The information gained during the last decade provided us the impetus to reaffirm or refine the vision, goals, and actions laid out in the 2012 Black-capped Petrel Conservation Action Plan. Specifically, we undertook this planning update because: • Improved techniques for finding petrels in new places has given us opportunities to study threats and to implement various forms of management, which were only hypothetical in 2012. • We wanted to assess the relative importance of various threats to the viability of the species, to articulate the factors that drive these threats, and to share our assumptions about the way conservation actions are to counteract them. • We initiated the step of adapting and becoming more explicit in our measures of conservation success, such as Key Ecological Attributes (KEAs) and began to employ new tools, including habitat suitability and population viability models to expand our understanding of future outcomes. Finally, we wanted an updated plan with which we could engage new partners and supporters interested in securing the future of the Black-capped Petrel.