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(a) Designate Boatswain-Bird Island as a totally protected area. (b) Designate beaches which have the largest numbers of nesting turtles as sanctuaries, protected from environmental disturbance. (c) Ensure monitoring of the wild populations of endemic plants. (d) Establish a small botanic garden for the propagation and

cultivation of endemic plants.

(e) Protect the habitat of the shrimp species Procaris ascensionis

and Typhlatya rogersi.

2. The UK Government, through MOD, should:

(a) Instigate and carry out a cat control programme.

(b) Take steps to control spearfishing.

(c) Ensure rubbish disposal does not degrade the environment.

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Botanic Gardens Conservation Co-ordinating Body Report No. 7, IUCN, Cambridge. Bourne, W. R. P. (1984) Notes on an overnight stay at Ascension 13/14 October 1984.

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Collar, N. J. and Stuart, S. N. (1985) Threatened birds of Africa and related islands. The

ICBP/IUCN Bird Red Data Book Part 1. ICBP and IUCN, Cambridge.

Cronk, Q. C. B. (1980) Extinction and survival in the endemic vascular flora of Ascension

Island. Biol. Conserv. 17(3):207-219.

Duffey, E. (1964) The terrestrial ecology of Ascension Island. J. Appl. Ecol. 1:219-251. Fletemeyer, J. (1986) Guest editorial: Ascension Island turtles still in trouble. Marine Turtle

News!. 37: 11.

Mortimer, J. A. (1986) Guest editorial: Commentary on the situation at Ascension Island.

Marine Turtle Newsl. 37: 11-12.

Mortimer, J. A. and Carr, A. (1984) Reproductive behaviour of the Green Turtle (Chelonia

mydas) at Ascension Island. Nat. Geog. Soc. Research Rep. 17: 257–270.

Packer, J. E. (1983) Ascension Handbook: a concise guide to Ascension Island, South

Atlantic 3rd Edition J. Packer.

Taylor, J. (1986) Atlantic adventure. Diver 31(4): 20-22.

Williams, A. J. (1984) Breeding distribution, numbers and conservation of tropical seabirds on oceanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. In: Croxall, J. P., Evans, P. G. H. and Schreiber, R. W. (eds.) Status and Conservation of the World's Seabirds. ICBP Tech. Pub. No. 2, ICBP, Cambridge.

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Lt. Colonel C. N. Clayden, Ministry of Defence.

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