October 6, 2016
Goat Islands, Important Iguana Habitat SAVED
The Goat Islands, home to many threatened and endemic species including the Jamaican Rock Iguana, have been saved! Last week…
September 20, 2016
Notes From the Field: The Isolated Atoll of Palmyra
Island Conservation’s Conservation Biologist Dena Spatz shares her observations from the field on Palmyra Atoll, U.S. Pacific Territory. I am 1,000…
August 31, 2016
Palmyra, Minus the Rats: Conservationists Revisit Pacific Atoll Five Years After Intervention
Five years after the removal of invasive rats, conservationists return to Palmyra Atoll. Almost three weeks have passed since our team…
August 24, 2016
Late, Tonga: Not Your Typical Island Paradise
Late, Tonga may seem a bit foreboding, but take a closer look and you’ll find beautiful and diverse native wildlife. Sandy…
August 9, 2016
Around the World in 68 Days: Antipodes Restoration Team is Homeward Bound
Demobilizing Antipodes Island – a bittersweet end to an incredible work adventure. It has been 68 days since Jason Zito…
August 3, 2016
No One Sleeps on Kaho’olawe, but They Don’t go Hungry Either
Conservation fieldwork on explosive-ridden, ecologically and culturally rich Kaho’olawe Island is as rewarding as it is challenging. Everyone in Hawaii knows…
July 8, 2016
Antipodes Island is no walk in the park—just keep going José!
Antipodes Island and its plant life are rugged…to say the least. Some of that ruggedness is rubbing off on me,…
June 15, 2016
Update from the Field: Antipodes Island
Island Conservation’s Jason Zito shares the latest news from the Antipodes Island Restoration Project Greetings friends from 49° latitude south!…
April 5, 2016
What are the Antipodes Islands really like?
Remote and inhospitable, the Antipodes Islands are located in sub-antarctic waters south of New Zealand. Island Conservation Project Director Richard Griffiths…