Island Conservation
In 2019, Island Conservation and our partners broke new ground and surmounted new challenges in preventing extinctions. This year, Island Conservation celebrated 25 years of preventing extinctions with a dedication to on-the-ground conservation and finding new and innovative solutions. It has been a year full of successful conservation stories and here are just a few […]
Island Conservation has been awarded a four-star rating by Charity Navigator based on transparency and governance among other factors. Island Conservation’s strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator. This is the first time that Island Conservation has earned this […]
Island Conservation’s Regional Executive Director of Latin America, Karl Campbell, shares his experience of removing invasive goats from Isabela Island, Galápagos. Jad – Hey I’m Jad Abumrad. Robert - I’m Robert Krulwich. This is Radiolab and today we begin on a plane which carried our newly married producer Tim Howard to the Galápagos. Tim – So I took the plane from Quito. We had […]
The US Fish and Wildlife Service has released the final Environmental Assessment for the Midway Seabird Protection Project. Warning: Graphic photographs. Viewer Discretion is Advised. In 2015, volunteers at Midway Atoll made a gruesome discovery. In the midst of the largest albatross colony in the world, birds were being eaten alive by mice as they […]
Island Conservation talks with Jonathan Franzen about writing, birding, and effective conservation. You just published a book of essays titled The End of the End of the Earth, in which you suggest that the essay is perhaps more important now than ever. Why is that? The essay about essays grew out of the introduction I wrote […]
Watch the transformation of Antipodes Island as the New Zealand Department of Conservation shares the complexities and successes of the Million Dollar Mouse Project. On the Sub-antarctic Island of Antipodes, invasive mice were the only introduced predators and their presence was considered by conservationists and researchers to be a threat to native and endemic species. […]
Inspired by the recent renaming of UC Santa Cruz College Eight as Rachel Carson College, a recent article retraced the history of the University’s influence within the larger environmental movement. The article identified key players that made contributions to the environmental movement as a whole, including Island Conservation founders – Don Croll and Bernie Tershy. […]
National Invasive Species Council (NISC) Secretariat and Partners Convene First Annual Innovation Summit Emerging technologies are making it feasible to overcome major invasive species challenges. Date: December 5, 2016 Contact: Jason Kirkey, Jason_Kirkey@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON – In order to further safeguard the Nation from the adverse impacts of invasive species, today the National Invasive Species Council […]
National Invasive Species Council (NISC) Secretariat to co-host the first annual Innovation Summit on invasive species Date: November 28, 2016 Contact: Jason Kirkey, Jason_Kirkey@ios.doi.gov Click here to see the flier. WASHINGTON – On December 5th, 2016, the National Invasive Species Council (NISC) Secretariat will co-host a major gathering of leading scientists, innovators, and entrepreneurs to […]
Two incredible Island Conservation staff members are joining the Million Dollar Mouse Project to save the Antipodes Islands! Island Conservation staff will be working with a team from New Zealand’s Department of Conservation to remove invasive mice which are impacting the invertebrates, vegetation and birds, and destroying the nutrient cycle on the main Antipodes Island. Following removal, the […]