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Meet Joyce Beouch, Island Conservation’s Palau Program Manager

Island Conservation deepens our commitment to on-island, in-country, community-based conservation.  Island Conservation is excited to welcome Joyce Beouch to the team as the new Palau Program Manager. Joyce comes to Island Conservation from Palau Conservation Society (PCS), the leading non-profit conservation organization within Palau, an archipelago of over 500 islands in the western Pacific Ocean. While […]

Written by on January 26, 2017

Taking Action to Save the Vulnerable Pink-footed Shearwater

Island Conservation staff train local residents restoration techniques. This past February, I was lucky enough to spend three weeks on Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile working alongside local residents who are committed to the conservation of their extraordinary island home. The island, which is located approximately 415 miles (670 km) off the coast of central Chile, […]

Written by on November 14, 2016

Seabirds Prosper When Local People and Conservationists Work Together

Working with local people is key when it comes to protecting native wildlife. Conservationists from the Isles of Scilly Seabird Recovery Project and restoration specialists from Wildlife Management International jointed together with local volunteers to eradicate invasive rats that were killing seabirds. Manx Shearwater chick. Photo by Nick Tomalin Since the removal of the rat population, […]

Written by on April 14, 2016