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Island Conservation
Endangered Polynesian storm-petrels returning to Kamaka Island, French Polynesia within one month of social attraction tools being deployed. Polynesian storm-petrels have not been recorded on Kamaka Island for over 100 years due to invasive rats. These seabirds are able to nest on Kamaka Island now thanks to the successful removal of invasive rats in […]
Five native finch species were released on Floreana Island, forecasting success for the largest conservation project in the Galapagos!
Researchers have found two active nesting sites of the Band-rumped Storm-petrel on the slopes of Mauna Loa, Hawai’i. 7,000 feet above sea level on the Big Island’s Mauna Loa volcano, researchers have found a population of locally Endangered Band-rumped Storm-petrels. Although the species can be found throughout the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the Hawaiian populations […]
An article published in The Scientist highlights research on a potential new tool for conservation. Introduced, damaging (invasive) rodents have invaded an estimated ninety percent of our world’s island archipelagos. Eradication of invasive rodents from islands can yield significant conservation benefits. More than a thousand island invasive species eradications have already taken place around the […]
Scientists have designed ant-proof nests to protect Endangered Yellow-faced Bees. In 2016, seven of Hawaii’s sixty species of Yellow-faced Bees (genus Hylaeus) were added to the Endangered Species List. The bees are primary pollinators of the abundant Hawaiian Naupaka shrub. The decreasing population can most likely be attributed to nest disruption from invasive ants. Little is known about […]
IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species provides scientific evidence for researchers and policy-makers alike in an effort to preserve biodiversity and prevent extinctions. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is a scientific database that informs researchers and policy-makers alike in their efforts to preserve biodiversity and protect threatened species. This year, the database turned […]
The Bronx Zoo in New York will soon open a Blue Iguana exhibit to celebrate the slow but steady recovery of the Endangered Species. There were once fewer than 20 Blue Iguanas (Cyclura lewisi) in the world, but the Bronx Zoo in conjunction with National Trust for the Cayman Islands Blue Iguana Recovery Programme, the […]
National Parks in Australia are working hard to combat invasive species that threaten endemic plants. Australia’s native species face a number of threats–including fires, habitat loss, and invasive species. These have led to dramatic declines in populations of both flora and fauna. Celmatis dubia and Acacia equisetifolia, for example, are both at risk of extinction. […]
In honor of #GivingTuesday and #MyGivingStory, we asked Emily Heber, a volunteer for Island Conservation, what inspires her to help us prevent extinctions. Here is her response… Conservation is important for so many reasons — economic value, ethics, intrinsic value, ecological balance, and a host of other reasons. Personally, my drive to conserve threatened and endangered species […]
Some endangered species get more attention than others, but Zoos Victoria knows that all are in need of conservation. Lesser known Australian native species may not look like the flagship species that everyone is fighting to protect, but Zoos Victoria is working hard to save them from extinction. Environmental minister Lily D’Ambrosio noted: In Australia, 28 percent […]