UK OVERSEAS TERRITORIES CONSERVATION FORUM
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Threats / Problems / Issues

Impacts of the overgrazing include the spread of the non-native species such as annual meadow grass Poa annua, increased soil erosion, and the increased likelihood of the nests of burrowing prions and petrels, e.g. the white-chinned petrels, collapsing. In 2013 and 2014, over 6,500 reindeer were shot as part of a reindeer eradication programme funded by the Government of SGSSI. As a result, there are now no reindeer on South Georgia, allowing regeneration of the habitats that suffered from overgrazing.

White-chinned petrel


© Dr Mike Pienkowski
(Threats / Problems / Issues, 2 of 10 - Slide ref. 1171)