Request for Proposals: Aerial Support for Environmental Conservation Project in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Island Conservation seeks proposals from companies that can provide aerial support in the form of Uncrewed Aerial Systems or Helicopters.
Tag: Drone
Redefining Conservation: How Drones are Revolutionizing Island Restoration
Island Conservation has always been committed to protecting our world’s biodiversity by removing a primary threat: invasive species on islands. Islands are home to a plethora of unique and ecologically important plants and animals. Invasive species pose the biggest threat to these fragile ecosystems. Island Conservation removes invasive species from islands to restore biodiversity and benefit […]
Nature flourishing on Ngerkeklau, Palau after first-ever successful drone-based eradication in Micronesia
Island community partners with international organizations to restore biodiversity and build climate resiliency by removing invasive rats. Native plants and animals are recovering and thriving on Ngerkeklau, which forms part of Palau in the western Pacific Ocean, thanks to the first successful drone-based rat eradication in Micronesia. The project, led by global nonprofit Island Conservation […]
Press Release: Ecological Restoration of North Seymour Island Underway Thanks to Rat Removal
Contact: Claudio Uribe, Island Conservation, Director of Communications:claudio.uribe@islandconservation.orgResources: Photo, B-Roll, Interviews Puerto Ayora, January 24, 2019 The Ministry of Environment through the Directorate of the Galápagos National Park (Dirección del Parque Nacional Galápagos – DPNG) together with the NGO Island Conservation started eradicating invasive rodents from North Seymour Island and the Mosquera Islet in January […]
Drone Locates Laukahi–Critically Endangered Plant
A drone discovers Laukahi, a Critically Endangered plant species, lending hope for conservationists and botanists working to restore native Hawaiian ecosystems. A drone took flight in Kaua’i, brushed up against the summit of a towering peak, and discovered a population of the Critically Endangered Laukahi plant. According to scientific research, only 25 Laukahi plants are […]
Explore Cabritos Island from a Bird’s Perspective
I have to admit, I had a good time making these videos. Time-lapse and interviews are fun, but nothing compares to flying a drone! It took a bit of work to get all the right permissions to fly our small drone on Cabritos Island, but we pulled it off thanks to the support of the . Drones […]