Ecosystem Recovery

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Turning Over a New Leaf: Restoration of Midway Atoll

A story of change and recovery on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, a novel environment. By: Wieteke Holthuijzen Located at the far end of the extensive Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is one of the most remote atolls in the world—more than 1,500 miles north-west from Honolulu, Hawai’i. Home to the world’s […]

Written by on January 9, 2017

Choros Island, Chile: Where Magic is Happening

Something is happening on Choros Island, Chile. Imagine a penguin poking his head above the sea, looking around in all directions. He wants to be sure there is no threat nearby before jumping to the closest rock. Once on land, with little jumps and steps, he decisively walks up the cliff to reach a safe […]

Written by on November 21, 2016

Notes From the Field: The Isolated Atoll of Palmyra

Island Conservation’s Conservation Biologist Dena Spatz shares her observations from the field on Palmyra Atoll, U.S. Pacific Territory. I am 1,000 miles southwest of Hawaii and over 3,000 miles to the closest continent. I fall asleep to the squeaks of Brown Noddy and White Tern chicks and I wake up to the blow of the trade […]

Written by on September 20, 2016