Island Conservation
Invasive mice on Gough Island threaten global populations of Tristan and Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross. Anyone who follows the story of Gough Island will know that 2 million seabird chicks are tragically lost from Gough every year due to the invasive non-native species of house mice that have inhabited this remote island. This new estimate of […]
This year, Island Conservation, partners, and researchers around the world revealed new studies showing the cascading benefits of island restoration. Here are just a few of the publications that show the need for and lasting impact of island restoration. Island Conservation biologist finds a 5000% increase in native tree recruitment on invasive rat-free Palmyra Atoll. […]
Island Conservation partners, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), recently completed an annual census of native Tristan Albatross on Gough Island and the results are grim. By: Dr. Steffen Oppel, RSPB Senior Conservation Scientist The life of an albatross chick between the time when it hatches from the egg until it can eventually fly […]
Novelist and essayist Jonathan Franzen highlights the worldwide decline of seabirds, the threats they face, and how Island Conservation and other organizations are working to prevent extinctions on islands around the world. Some might imagine that seabirds which nest on remote islands and spend the majority of their lifetime at sea would be safe from […]
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and Island Conservation have formalized a partnership to protect species on Gough and Henderson Islands. On May 17, 2018, The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and Island Conservation (IC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formally announcing their partnership to save species on Gough […]
Endangered Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross have been pushed to the brink of extinction by invasive mice on Gough Island in the South Atlantic Ocean. But, that will soon change. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and Island Conservation are taking action to protect the albatross by removing invasive mice. This article contains descriptions and a video […]
MacGillivray’s Prions on Gough Island are facing a high rate of breeding failure because of predation by invasive mice. Conservationists are working to solve this problem and prevent the extinction of native seabirds. By: Jaimie Cleeland MacGillivray’s Prions (Pachyptila macgillivrayi) breed in Prion Cave on Gough Island from November though to April and during this time the […]
Invasive mice are decimating the Tristan Albatross population on Gough Island, but conservationists are at work to put an end to the destruction. Self-contained, [island] flora and fauna adapt rapidly and with beautiful precision to their exact circumstances. But when man blunders in, bringing invasive species as his fellow travellers, carnage ensues. Gough Island, of the Tristan […]