Forest fires in Madeira put future of Europe’s rarest seabird under threat

Europe”s rarest seabird, the Zino”s Petrel, found only in Madeira, has suffered potentially devastating losses from a forest fire which struck the birds” breeding area on the Atlantic island.

The fire on Madeira”s central mountain massif killed 25 chicks – 65 per cent of this year”s young birds – with only 13 fledglings found alive in their underground burrows…. Read Full Article by James Corcut