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Andrew Wright shares his conservation insights from a trip to Palmyra Atoll with Island Conservation and The Nature Conservancy. Read the full account of Andrew’s experience and insights from his trip to Palmyra Atoll, originally published by the National Observer. In 2014, Andrew Wright, photographer and member of Island Conservation’s Advisory Council, jumped at the […]
Successes in conservation are worth celebrating on Earth Day and every day—here are six stories of extinctions prevented and the species we can save if we act now. 1. Anacapa Island, California Channel Islands, USA Island Conservation’s first US-based project restored nesting habitat for native Scripps’s Murrelets and helped prevent their Endangered listing. 2. Hawadax […]
As Earth Day approaches, Island Conservation will share stories of hope and success in conservation. Palmyra Atoll sees a 5000% increase in native trees recruitment, proving the far-reaching impacts of conservation. The magnificent and unique Palmyra Atoll forms part of the Line Islands Archipelago, lying some 1,000 miles southwest of Hawai’i in the Central Pacific […]
The Santa Cruz Sentinel features the history and impact of Island Conservation on islands around the world. By: Ross Clark Habitat restoration involves the removal of human landform changes and non-native plant and animal species that have led to a loss of natural habitats and native species. The process of restoration is often slow, challenged […]
This year, Island Conservation, partners, and researchers around the world revealed new studies showing the cascading benefits of island restoration. Here are just a few of the publications that show the need for and lasting impact of island restoration. Island Conservation biologist finds a 5000% increase in native tree recruitment on invasive rat-free Palmyra Atoll. […]
New research demonstrates a strong positive benefit to native trees following invasive species removal. Media Release New research published in PLOS ONE this week demonstrates dramatic positive benefits for native trees following rat removal at Palmyra Atoll, a magnificent National Wildlife Refuge and natural research laboratory located about 1000 miles south of Hawaii. In one of […]
In 2011, Island Conservation, USFWS, and TNC removed invasive rats from Palmyra Atoll to protect native species. Now researchers have found that disease-carrying mosquitoes have disappeared. By: Rob Margetta Palmyra Atoll is a tiny speck in the Pacific Ocean, roughly 1,000 miles south of Hawai’i and less than 3 square miles in area. Its only […]
Marquesas: Part Three. By: Jason Zito Kaoha nui/Bonjour/Hi from the Marquesas everyone! I’m writing this from paradisiacal Fatu-hiva, the southern-most island in the Marquesas group. It’s been quite a busy (and at times wet and wild) ride since Richards’s last update. We parted ways with Richard and Fred Jacq on Nuku Hiva and our motley crew […]