Island Conservation
As part of a recovery program, two Critically Endangered Kakapo chicks have been flown in a helicopter to a sanctuary on Codfish Island, New Zealand. There they will spend three months in an enclosure that ensures their protection from predators. Conservationists are working hard to help the Kakapo thrive in the wild. New Zealand Conservation […]
Contacts: Island Conservation, Heath Packard ph +1 360 584 3051, heath.packard@islandconservation.org Department of Conservation, Fiona Oliphant, ph 03 371 3743 or 027 470 1378 Resources: Interviews, Infographic, Video, Photos Mouse blitz team leaves for Antipodes The Million Dollar Mouse project to rid Antipodes Island of mice and restore the islands vulnerable plants and wildlife is underway […]
Conservationists celebrate the successful breeding season of the Tāiko, a Critically Endangered seabird native to New Zealand. One of New Zealand’s most endangered birds just had a very successful breeding season! The Chatham Island Tāiko, also known as the Magenta Petrel, is a Critically Endangered seabird and was thought to be extinct for over 100 […]
Remote and inhospitable, the Antipodes Islands are located in sub-antarctic waters south of New Zealand. Island Conservation Project Director Richard Griffiths describes his vision of the Antipodes and why he is excited to help protect them. My personal image of the Antipodes Islands, derived from photographs but recolored by my imagination, is a windswept tussock landscape […]
When rats are introduced to islands, the damage they do to the ecosystem is staggering. They become unnatural predators. Ground nesting birds, for example, are directly threatened by the invasive rats. Not equipped to defend against the new predators, these vulnerable species face endangerment and extinction. Brown Booby Parent and Chick on Palmyra Atoll, Line Islands. Photo by […]