Cape Shirreff
ASPA 149
Antarctica (South Shetland Islands, Livingston Island)Designated in 19964 km²
One of the longest-running monitoring programmes for Antarctic fur seal and chinstrap penguin on the continent, under way since 1965
Area
4 km²
Designated in
1996
Region
Antarctica (South Shetland Islands, Livingston Island)
Protected since 1996 after decades of prior research, Cape Shirreff hosts one of the longest-running ecological monitoring programmes in Antarctica, centred on the Antarctic fur seal since 1965, a species hunted to near-total extinction during the intensive commercial sealing of the 19th century, and one that has recovered markedly over recent decades under international protection.
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Cape Shirreff: 10 documented species
Mammals3Birds5Fish2
Threatened:
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57 km away
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