▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁Territ ory . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Per os ▁Ban hos ▁strict ▁nature ▁reserve ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁identified ▁as ▁an ▁Import ant ▁Bird ▁Area ▁by ▁Bird Life ▁International ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁significance ▁as ▁a ▁bre eding ▁site ▁for ▁so oty ▁t ern s , ▁of ▁which ▁ 3 2 , 0 0 0 ▁pairs ▁were ▁recorded ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁survey . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Import ant ▁Bird ▁Are as ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁Territ ory ▁Category : Se ab ird ▁colon ies ▁Category : Ch ag os ▁Arch ip el ago ▁Category : N ature ▁res erves <0x0A> </s> ▁Al ma ▁Whe eler ▁Smith ▁( born ▁August ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 ) ▁is ▁a ▁politician ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁Michigan . ▁She ▁was ▁most ▁recently ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Michigan ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁representing ▁the ▁ 5 4 th ▁District , ▁which ▁includes ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Y ps il anti , ▁August a ▁Township , ▁S alem ▁Township , ▁Super ior ▁Township , ▁and ▁Y ps il anti ▁Township ▁in ▁Was ht en aw ▁County , ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁A ▁Dem ocrat , ▁she ▁sat ▁on ▁the ▁powerful ▁House ▁App ropri ations ▁Committee , ▁served ▁two ▁terms ▁in ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Senate ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁sought ▁her ▁party ' s ▁nom ination ▁for