July 19, 2019
Biosecurity—Protecting the Bay of Islands
Ongoing biosecurity measures have protected the Bay of Islands for 10 years and ensured that no invasive species establish a…
July 15, 2019
Overheard at National Geographic—The Zombie Mice Apocalypse
National Geographic’s podcast ‘Overheard at National Geographic’ explores the threat that invasive zombie mice pose to Marion Island’s native seabirds…
July 10, 2019
Nature Features GBIRd—The Promise of Gene Drives
Nature features Island Conservation’s GBIRd Program Manager, Royden Saah, and the impact gene drive could have for preventing extinctions. Researchers…
July 5, 2019
The Nature Conservancy’s Cool Green Science: Conservation Victories in Galápagos National Park
The Nature Conservancy’s Cool Green Science blog features successes in the conservation of the Galápagos National Park and the innovative…
July 3, 2019
Pribilof Islands, Alaska—the Search for One Invasive Rat is Over
The community of St. Paul Island, Island Conservation, and our partners are celebrating the successful removal of a single invasive…
July 2, 2019
New Research: Eight Priority Islands for Restoration
New research published in PLOS ONE prioritizes islands where the removal of invasive species is feasible and will prevent extinctions.…
June 26, 2019
A New Toolkit to Accelerate Ocean Conservation: Ocean Genomic Horizon Scan
Revive & Restore launches a fund to develop ground-breaking solutions to ocean conservation. The world’s oceans are in great peril.…
June 26, 2019
Seabirds — A Global Conservation Crisis
A new assessment of Canada’s bird populations reveals a trend in global seabird conservation. Birds are an integral part of…
June 24, 2019
Preventing 80 Extinctions on Islands by 2020
Removing invasive species from islands is one of the most effective conservation actions and new research identifies exactly how beneficial…