Black-capped petrel  Pterodroma hasitata
ESA status: petitioned for listing

Guardians sought the legal protections of the Endangered Species Act for the black-capped petrel after discovering that their primary foraging ground off the Atlantic coast is threatened by offshore oil drilling and exploration. The species is also threatened by habitat destruction in its shrinking breeding range in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Our petition is currently under review.

• Significant Actions
• September 2011 - WildEarth Guardians submits a legal petition asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the black-capped petrel under the Endangered Species Act
• June 2012 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service makes a positive initial finding on the petition to list the black-capped petrel
• Press Releases
• September 1, 2011 - “Group Commemorates Passenger Pigeon's Extinction, Requests Protection for Another Imperiled Bird Species”
• June 25, 2012 - “Black-capped Petrel Moves Closer to Federal Protection”
• Related Campaigns
• Endangered Species Protection

photo credit: David Hollie