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Island Conservation
Footage documenting the climbing patterns of invasive brown tree snakes in Guam provides scientists with new strategies for protecting native bird species, such as the Micronesian Starling. Since their introduction to Guam around 1949, brown tree snake populations have flourished in the region, preying upon native avifauna. By the 1990s, ten species of Micronesian birds […]
The Fadang Tree and native bird species of Guam are at risk due to the invasive cycad scale and the brown tree snake, among others. Guam, a U.S. territory within the Mariana Island chain, boasts a spectacular and biodiverse ecosystem worth protecting. Unfortunately, the lush biodiversity of this tropical habitat is currently being devastated by […]
Two Guam Rail chicks hatched at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and conservationists are looking forward to the day they can be released into the wild. Conservationists are celebrating two new Guam Rail hatchlings that were born at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) earlier this month. The species is classified as Extinct-in-the-Wild according to the […]
Guam has an invasive species problem, the Brown Tree Snake threatens the islands native birds and overall biodiversity. By: Elizabeth Wandrag, University of Canberra and Haldre Rogers, Iowa State University Can a snake bring down a forest? If we’re talking about the Pacific island of Guam, the answer may well be yes. Our research adds […]
Invasive Brown Tree Snakes have extirpated almost all of Guam’s native birds, and the consequences are cascading quickly. By: Sara Kaiser The scales are tipping on Guam. The once thriving tropical rainforest, home to a great diversity of birds and other wildlife, is changing fast. The introduction of Brown Tree Snakes in the 1940’s has proved to be too much for […]