Island Conservation
Nu’utele is a Key Biodiversity Site for Samoa. Our work there with our collaborators will help revitalize the island’s rare, precious species and boost its resilience to climate change!
Researchers discover that the Numeniini bird family faces extinction, despite having a very wide distribution. One of the world’s most geographically widespread families of birds is more endangered than researchers previously believed. Distribution is a key factor of a species’ population health. For Numeniini, a family of birds that includes Curlews and Godwits, distribution has not […]
Marquesas: Part One. By: Richard Griffiths Our safe arrival in the Marquesas, French Polynesia seemed somewhat of a miracle given the precarious location and nature of the airstrips here. The rugged and mountainous terrain of these islands must be a nightmare for airline pilots and airport engineers. After three stops and one plane change from Tahiti, […]
Restoration projects aid recovery of island-endemic birds. Birds that are only found on islands are particularly vulnerable to threats posed by invasive species–they cannot simply migrate to a new home, as they are specifically adapted to their insular environment. Birds confined to just a single island or archipelago are some of the most at-risk species in […]
The Honolulu Challenge, a global initiative aimed at reducing the impacts of invasive species, launches today. Click here to read Island Conservation CEO Karen Poiani’s thoughts on the Honolulu Challenge Contact: Goska Bonnaveira, IUCN Media Relations, +41 79 276 01 85, e-mail ewa.magiera@iucn.org Heath Packard, Island Conservation Director of Communications, 360-584-3051, e-mail heath.packard@islandconservation.org Gland, Switzerland, […]