Rare Birds Nest on Restored Chilean Island for First Time in Decades Island Conservation May 28, 2024 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 their return to the island less than … Read More from Rare Birds Nest on Restored Chilean Island for First Time in Decades
After Rats Were Eradicated From This Small Island, Seabirds Thrived Smithsonian Magazine May 28, 2024 The last rat on Tromelin Island—a small teardrop of scrubby sand in the western Indian Ocean near Madagascar—was killed in 2005. Rats had lived on the island, an overseas territory of France, for hundreds of rat generations. … Read More from After Rats Were Eradicated From This Small Island, Seabirds Thrived
