May 2, 2017
Pelican House: Fashion Swimwear Supports Conservation
Interview with Justine Willeford, owner of Pelican House, a conscious swimwear company that donates 10% of proceeds to Island Conservation.…
May 1, 2017
New Zealand Frogs Slipping Away Without A Sound
New Zealand’s native frog species, like many frogs throughout the world, are at risk of extinction. Frogs might not be…
April 27, 2017
Artificial Nests, Authentic Conservation: Protecting Hawaii’s Yellow-faced Bees
Scientists have designed ant-proof nests to protect Endangered Yellow-faced Bees. In 2016, seven of Hawaii’s sixty species of Yellow-faced Bees (genus Hylaeus) were…
April 27, 2017
José Sarukhán – Champion of the Earth
Island Conservation Founding Advisor José Sarukhán receives the 2017 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement for his scientific contributions to the field…
April 26, 2017
Regulations or Extinction–Which Would You Choose?
A new scientific study reports that the spread of invasive species around the globe has increased in the past 200 years,…
April 24, 2017
Phillip Island’s Penguin Colony Needs Protection
Phillip Island penguins benefit from protection against invasive predators. Phillip Island, Victoria Australia is famous for its native Little Penguin (Eudyptula…
April 21, 2017
Five Conservation Success Stories to Celebrate
Revisiting conservation success stories is an important way to celebrate accomplishments even when there is more work to be done. Conservationists…
April 19, 2017
Skewed Sex-Ratio Amongst Kea a Red Flag
A population census of the New Zealand Kea reveals a disproportionately male population–which could spell trouble for the Vulnerable species. The…
April 19, 2017
A Wholesome Plan to Protect Half the Earth
Conservation Biologist Dena Spatz reflects on the Biodiversity Days Conference and the “Half-Earth” project sparked by scientist E.O. Wilson. By: Dena…