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Island Conservation
Follow acclaimed nature photographer Ian Shive on a daring expedition through one of the world’s most remote places—Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, in his latest documentary series The Last Unknown. The Aleutian Islands, located between Siberia and Alaska, remain one of the most inaccessible and wild locations on the planet. Comprised of over 2,500 islands, most with […]
Island birds and seashore ecosystem return to natural balance after invasive rodent removal from Hawadax Island in the Aleutian Archipelago. RELEASED: March 8, 2021 10AM UK Time (2AM PST) Media contacts:Emily Heber, Island Conservation – 831-316-4047 emily.heber@islandconservation.orgMario Aguilera, UCSD – 858-822-5148; maguilera@ucsd.edu Media resources include interviews, photos, and wildlife audio recordings. Along the western edge […]
Island Conservation’s Coral Wolf is joined by a few special guests to share how restoring islands can benefit marine ecosystems. Did you see our first edition of the Island Journey series? If not, you can still check it out. You will meet Island Conservation’s Coral Wolf and David Will as they take guests on a […]
As Earth Day approaches, Island Conservation will share stories of hope and success in conservation. Researchers record Tufted Puffins nesting on Hawadax Island, Alaska formerly known as Rat Island, for the first time ever. The Aleutian Archipelago, which Hawadax Island forms a key part of, has been designated a Biosphere Reserve for over 40 years. […]
For almost 25 years, Island Conservation’s work has been a bright spot that provides a touch of hope for endangered island wildlife. Islands are home to almost half of the world’s highly threatened species, most of which are threatened in part by invasive species. Luckily, there is hope. Over the past almost 25 years, Island […]
Conservation success stories reveal just how much of a difference we can make and offers hope for continued success. Learn about just a few of the incredible success stories that Island Conservation, our partners, and conservationists around the world have accomplished. “It’s too difficult!” “It’s too complex!” “It’s too expensive!” We don’t think so. For […]
Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz are developing new acoustic monitoring techniques that could aid seabird conservation. In South Bay San Francisco, California, a Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri) flies overhead and lets out a call to its colony below. This “advertisement call” is almost the bird’s way of saying “hello” to the colony […]
Rat Island makeover–more than just a name change. “When I first landed on what was Rat Island in 2007, it was an eerily silent place. A typical Aleutian island is teeming with wildlife, swirling with noisy, pungent birds. Not this place. It was crisscrossed with rat trails, littered with rat scat, scavenged bird bones, it […]
Now free of invasive rats (for over four years!), Rat Island has formally had its name restored to its original Aleut name – Hawadax! The U.S. Board on Geographic Names, at its May 10, 2012 meeting, approved the proposal to change the name of Rat Island to Hawadax Island in the Aleutians. Hawadax (pronounced “how […]