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Island Conservation
Invasive species removal could reduce, and in some cases potentially eliminate diseases affecting human communities on islands. Restoring islands through the removal of non-native invasive mammals is a powerful biodiversity conservation tool. Our new study now shows that human communities on islands could benefit from restoration actions, which can potentially reduce or eliminate the burden of diseases […]
A small frog with loud consequences is discovered on and removed from Kauai, Hawaii. The island of Kauai dodged a small, croaking bullet last month. An invasive Coqui Frog managed to stow away on a car brought over from the Big Island. The State Department of Agriculture and the Kauai Invasive Species Committee removed the […]
Island Conservation deepens our commitment to on-island, in-country, community-based conservation. Island Conservation is excited to welcome Joyce Beouch to the team as the new Palau Program Manager. Joyce comes to Island Conservation from Palau Conservation Society (PCS), the leading non-profit conservation organization within Palau, an archipelago of over 500 islands in the western Pacific Ocean. While […]
Island Conservation deepens our commitment to on-island, in-country community-based conservation. Rochelle Newbold is joining Island Conservation to head up our new Bahamas Island Conservation Office as the Bahamas Program Manager. Rochelle holds a master’s degree from Duke University in environmental management and has more than 16 years of experience in the field of conservation in the Bahamas. […]
Removal of invasive rodents from Lord Howe Island, Australia would yield high return on investment. How would you like a 15-to-1 return on your investment? The recently released Public Environment Report (PER) for the Lord Howe Island rodent eradication calculates that the net social benefit from implementing the plan is $141M over 30 years. That […]
Students at Foothill Knolls Stem Academy of Innovation researched endangered island species and gave presentations to their community to raise awareness and support island restoration projects. By: Jennifer Morris At Foothill Knolls Stem Academy of Innovation, we believe children can save our world little by little and piece by piece. Project-based learning provides our students with authentic learning […]
Working with local people is key when it comes to protecting native wildlife. Conservationists from the Isles of Scilly Seabird Recovery Project and restoration specialists from Wildlife Management International jointed together with local volunteers to eradicate invasive rats that were killing seabirds. Manx Shearwater chick. Photo by Nick Tomalin Since the removal of the rat population, […]