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Island Conservation
Conservation efforts could be changing the balance between parasites and their Woylie hosts, and new research highlights a way to address this problem. The word “parasite” tends to incite a negative reaction from most people. Images of a small, gross worm or bug come to mind and a general distaste arises. However, in some cases […]
Australia’s native species face a number of threats including invasive species and loss of genetic diversity, but conservationists have a new plan to stave off extinction. As the world leader in species extinction, Australia has a unique view of threatened wildlife and a sense of urgency to save their threatened native species. A number of […]
New conservation efforts in Australia are using recordings to bring seabirds back to a predator free island that is now safe for nesting. On islands throughout the world, seabird nesting sites have been infiltrated by invasive feral cats, foxes, rats, and rabbits because of human transportation. Invasive predators have the potential to interfere with seabird […]
New hope for conservation as Australia’s Black-footed Tree-rat is rediscovered after being thought to be locally extinct for over 30 years. Species discoveries happen more frequently than many people might expect. The truth is, researchers are only scratching the surface in efforts to evaluate the world’s diversity of life. Slightly less frequent than discovery is […]
After one of the largest invasive species removal projects ever performed in Australia, Dirk Hartog can be a safe home for native and endangered species. Dirk Hartog Island off the coast of West Australia is set to become a safe haven for native and threatened species. After an extensive project to remove invasive feral cats, […]
Australia’s bandicoots face threats from invasive predators and a decline in genetic variation. Conservation must tackle both problems. Bandicoots were once found throughout Australia, but due to the introduction of invasive feral cats and foxes, their population has been greatly diminished. The decline in native species populations is a warning sign that extinction may be […]
New report outlines low levels of risk to human health from Lord Howe Island rodent eradication. Subject to final approvals, a combined ground and aerial application of rodenticide is planned for Australia’s World Heritage-listed Lord Howe Island in 2018 to completely remove all invasive rats and mice. The rodents were introduced many years ago and […]
Jon Hoekstra, Executive Director of the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust and Island Conservation board member explains the damaging role invasive species play in biodiversity loss at the Harvard University “Ecological Systems in the Anthropocene” lecture series. Watch the panel discussion at Harvard University Center for the Environment Elizabeth Wolkovich: What are the major threats […]
Revisiting conservation success stories is an important way to celebrate accomplishments even when there is more work to be done. Conservationists always have more work to do, but giving pause to remember and celebrate victories is important and rewarding. Today, we’re sharing five conservation success stories to help spread and amplify the joy of conservation. 1. […]
In Australia, the native Bilby has become a sign of springtime. The sale of chocolate bilbies raises awareness of the importance of protecting this native marsupial from invasive species. Around the world, many people think of rabbits as a sign of springtime. But in Australia, rabbits are an invasive species and, being known for the havoc […]