Island Conservation and Blue Action Fund Celebrate Success in Marine Protection for the Eastern Pacific
We worked with Blue Action Fund to expand marine protection in the Eastern Pacific–read about our success!
Tag: Pacific
The Science of Colorful Feathers
New research explores the connection between geographical distribution and the colors of bird feathers. Birds have reasons for looking the way they do–and we have modest understandings of these. Blending in can offer protection, while standing out can promote reproduction. Gloger’s rule states that birds living in humid climates tend to have darker pigmentation. Darker feathers […]
Wisdom, World’s Oldest and Most Beloved Albatross, Is Expecting…Again!
World’s oldest Laysan Albatross, Wisdom, returns to Midway Atoll to nest. “Wisdom” is the world’s oldest Laysan Albatross. At age 66, she far exceeds the expected lifespan of 20-40 years. To the surprise of biologists, not only is she living long, but she is also still hatching chicks year after year. We were excited about […]
Palmyra, Minus the Rats: Conservationists Revisit Pacific Atoll Five Years After Intervention
Five years after the removal of invasive rats, conservationists return to Palmyra Atoll. Almost three weeks have passed since our team of five conservationists arrived on Palmyra Atoll. This tropical atoll, one of the Line Islands 1,000 miles south of Hawaii, was once overrun with invasive rats. Thankfully for us and the rest of the walking, […]