COASTAL CONSERVATION INC

Published purpose

ECCC's Canadian Wildlife Services (CWS) requires specialized expertise with the biological and ecological knowledge and experience in project management, planning and logistics to implement approaches for the removal of invasive mammalian predators from two remote offshore seabird islands. Of the five islands that comprise the Scott Islands archipelago, almost all of the breeding birds occur on Triangle Island. The two largest islands in the chain, Cox and Lanz, no longer support burrowing seabird breeding populations due to the presence of introduced mink and raccoon. Given the distance of the islands from the mainland and the distances between islands in the archipelago, feasibility and biosecurity assessments have determined that removal of predators from Cox and Lanz islands is possible and could provide a significant increase in available seabird breeding habitat. The intent of this contract is to engage the services of a Contractor with the specialized knowledge, background and demonstrated experience on an "as and when required" basis to assist Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) to deliver on effective management of the Scott Islands marine National Wildlife Area by assisting with the implementation of options for the removal of introduced mammalian predators from Cox and Lanz islands within the SIMNWA