Key Species for Conservation in NiueTo ensure that peka and lupe survi - PDF document

Key Species for Conservation in NiueTo e
Key Species for Conservation in NiueTo ensure that peka and lupe survivefor future generations to eat we needto manage hunting by: Enforcing the hunting season; Limiting guns and ammunition; Stopping the illegal importation of ammunition; Banning hunting after cyclones and other natural disasters.Peka are vital to the survival of the forest as they pollinate some of the trees and disperse their fruit.Numbers have recovered from the critically low levels that followed Cyclone Heta in 2004 (see graph). But there used to be thousands PekaTongan Flying Fox Pteropus tonganusThe Department of the Environment is keen to hear of recent sightings.The beautiful Hega is Niues most threatened bird and important to its culture. Kafa-hega, girdles many of woven hega feathers, were worn by HegaBlue-Crowned Lory Vini australisLupe are also vital to the forest as they disperse its fruit. Like the peka they breed slowly and usually have one young a yea.LupePacic Pigeon Ducula pacicusPeka counted at long-term monitoring sitesChanges in lupe numbersLupe and peka have recovered, but they need your help to survive!Hega are primarily nectar feeders and use a wide variety of owers.Have you seen a large moko or lizard?Have you seen Hega recently?Niue has a large lizard that is very rare and fewhave seen it. Have you? Please report sightings toEnvironment Dept.Poster developed by David Butle, Ralph Powlesland and Department of Environment within a project managed by the Secretariat of the Pacic Regional Environment Programme funded by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, supported by Conservation International.The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund is a joint initiative of l’Agence Française de Développement, Conservation International, the Global Environment Facilit, the Government of Japan, the MacArthur Foundation and the orld Bank. A fundamental goal is to ensure civil society is engaged in biodiversity conservation.’Its Emoia lawesii, the olive small-scaled skink, and is about twice the size of the more common skinks. It may be found mostly along the coast.Large MokoBlue Tailed Skink50040030020001998 2004 2012Numbers of peka447 peka60 peka414 pekaMutalau Vinivini FueNumbers of lupe (per 5 min count)1994 2004 2012INSERTNiueDept. of Env.Crest