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PRESS RELEASE: Nature flourishing on Ngerkeklau, Palau after first-ever successful drone-based eradication in Micronesia

Island community partners with international organizations to restore biodiversity and build climate resiliency by removing invasive rats  Native plants and animals are recovering and thriving on Ngerkeklau, which forms part of Palau in the western Pacific Ocean, thanks to the first successful drone-based rat eradication in Micronesia. The project, led by global nonprofit Island Conservation […]

Written by on July 19, 2023

Conservation and Ecosystem Recovery on Ngeanges Island, Palau

Island Conservation’s Palau Program Manager, Loyola Darius, shares the story of recovery on Ngeanges Island and Kayangel Atoll after the removal of invasive rats.   Alice: Palau’s Atolls have been devastated by feral rats, in particular, and cats and pigs too. This has been quite a serious problem because the Rock Islands Southern Lagoon area is […]

Written by on June 30, 2023

Ulong Island: Culture, community and conservation

High above the ocean and carved within limestone cliffs in the north-west of Ulong Island lie ancient caves that contain paintings and pictographs signifying beliefs and activities that far precede colonialization. The Indigenous Peoples of Ulong, an island that forms part of western Palau in the Pacific Ocean, have a proud cultural history – as […]

Written by on March 23, 2023

Successful drone eradication in Palau paves the way for faster island restorations 

In March and April of 2022 Island Conservation and Envico Technologies successfully completed a rat eradication on Ngerkeklau Island. The team tested two different drone baiting platforms and made huge progress in the development, planning and implementation of drones for aerial baiting on tropical islands. The operation was a huge success thanks to a massive […]

Written by on July 1, 2022

Press Release: Advancing Drone Technology for People and the Planet

Island Conservation is releasing a request for proposals for a heavy-lift drone with advanced capabilities to improve technology and methodology for the removal of invasive rats from the Ulong Island group in Palau’s Rock Island Southern Lagoon. Media Contact: Emily Heber, Island Conservation, emily.heber@islandconservation.orgResources: Drone Request For Proposals, Photos and B-roll, Interviews available Released: July […]

Written by on July 1, 2020

United Nations—Protecting the High Seas and Seabirds

The United Nations negotiates the first-ever high seas conservation treaty to protect marine ecosystems and minimize risk to migrating seabirds including albatross. Only 5% of the world’s oceans are protecting my marine preserves. These reserves are almost all designed to protect near-shore marine environments in territorial waters. The open ocean, on the other hand, is […]

Written by on April 10, 2019

Conservation and Ecosystem Recovery on Ngeanges Island, Palau

Island Conservation’s Palau Program Manager, Loyola Darius, shares the story of recovery on Ngeanges Island and Kayangel Atoll after the removal of invasive rats.   Alice: Palau’s Atolls have been devastated by feral rats, in particular, and cats and pigs too. This has been quite a serious problem because the Rock Islands Southern Lagoon area is […]

Written by on January 16, 2019

2018 in Review – Important Moments and Successes in Conservation

As 2018 comes to an end, here are just few of the top stories and accomplishments Island Conservation, our supporters, partners, and friends were talking about this year.  January – Albatross at Risk Invasive mice are a dangerous threat to Midway’s native seabirds—devouring eggs, chicks, and even adults. To protect the world’s oldest wild bird […]

Written by on December 25, 2018

Press Release: Historic Project to Protect Palau’s Iconic Species Declared Successful

Free from invasive rats, native plants and animals on Ngeanges are on a path to recovery. Native plants and animals on Ngeanges can now thrive following the successful removal of non-native, damaging (invasive) rats from the island in 2017. This historic conservation victory is the result of a multi-stakeholder partnership led Koror State Department of […]

Written by on December 11, 2018