Antipodes Island Snipe

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Birds and Insects Perking up on Antipodes Island after Restoration Project

Monitoring results from Antipodes Island, New Zealand indicate recovery of native insects and birds after the successful removal of invasive mice. More than a year and a half after the removal of invasive mice from the subantarctic Island of Antipodes, native wildlife appear to be thriving! Native birds such as the Antipodean Wandering Albatross, the Reischek’s […]

Written by on May 24, 2018

Fascinating Facts about Five Extraordinary Island Birds

The Atoll Fruit-Dove (Ptilinopus coralensis) is endemic to the islands of French Polynesia. This bird species is listed as Near Threatened by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature due to low population sizes in areas with introduced predators. This is the only species of dove in the Tropical Pacific that is adapted exclusively to low […]

Written by on October 26, 2016