After Rats Were Eradicated From This Small Island, Seabirds Thrived Posted on July 15, 2024 The last rat on Tromelin Island—a small teardrop of scrubby sand in the western Indian Ocean near Madagascar—was killed in 2005. … Read More from After Rats Were Eradicated From This Small Island, Seabirds Thrived
Rare Birds Nest on Restored Chilean Island for First Time in Decades Posted on July 15, 2024 (July 16, 2024) Pajaros Uno Island, La Higuera, Chile – Island Conservation is thrilled to announce a momentous achievement in the restoration of Pajaros Uno Island. After decades of absence, rare Peruvian Diving-Petrels, locally known as “yuncos,” have returned to nest on the island. These seabirds play a crucial role in the recovery of the entire ecosystem, and … Read More from Rare Birds Nest on Restored Chilean Island for First Time in Decades
‘Help us eradicate alien mice from SA’s Marion Island’ Posted on July 15, 2024 The project to eradicate invasive house mice from SA’s Marion Island in the Subantarctic, steered by a team including NMU seabird ecologist Dr Maelle Connan, is calling on South Africans to get involved. … Read More from ‘Help us eradicate alien mice from SA’s Marion Island’
