Disappearing Bird Species’ Nesting Debut on Desecheo NWR
Audubon’s Shearwaters are nesting on Desecheo Island for the first time ever! Read about how we used social attraction to bring them home.
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Audubon’s Shearwaters are nesting on Desecheo Island for the first time ever! Read about how we used social attraction to bring them home.
Written by Island Conservation (Team) on October 29, 2024
A new article in Caribbean Ornithology heralds the success of one of our most exciting restoration projects: Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico!
Written by Island Conservation on July 3, 2024
A new paper details the measures conservationists have taken to revive one of the Caribbean’s largest seabird colonies on Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge, Puerto Rico—a steppingstone for regional and global conservation goals. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASED: April 15, 2021 Media contact: Claudio Uribe, Island Conservation – claudio.uribe@islandconservation.org, +1 831-316-4047 Resources: Interviews, research paper, and multi-media assets. […]
Written by Emily Heber on April 15, 2021
As 2018 comes to an end, here are just few of the top stories and accomplishments Island Conservation, our supporters, partners, and friends were talking about this year. January – Albatross at Risk Invasive mice are a dangerous threat to Midway’s native seabirds—devouring eggs, chicks, and even adults. To protect the world’s oldest wild bird […]
Written by Emily Heber on December 25, 2018
One year after Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico was declared free of invasive species, Island Conservation and partners are beginning to see signs of recovery, including Audubon’s Shearwaters sighted on the island for the first time and new Bridled Tern nests discovered. Historians say that you could hardly see the sky for the birds. This was […]
Written by Sara on June 27, 2018
In honor of Women’s History Month, Bahamas Program Manager Rochelle Newbold reflects on a woman whose work in conservation and leadership qualities inspire her. By: Rochelle Newbold It is rare for individuals to know with certainty that their work will have an impact. Often, we just go about our work and then at some point, well into the […]
Written by Rochelle Newbold on March 15, 2017