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Island Conservation
A new article in Mongabay covers a recently published paper Tracking the global application of conservation translocation and seabird attraction to reverse seabird declines led by Dena Spatz in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences with contributions by Island Conservation’s David Will and Coral Wolf. The paper reviewed 851 seabird restoration events that […]
A research and conservation collaboration highlights rewilding islands and breaking down artificial silos for big marine and terrestrial gains Restoring and rewilding islands that have been decimated by damaging invasive species provides benefits to not only the terrestrial ecosystem but to coastal and marine environments as well. Linking land and sea through coordinated conservation efforts […]
Guam has an invasive species problem, the Brown Tree Snake threatens the islands native birds and overall biodiversity. By: Elizabeth Wandrag, University of Canberra and Haldre Rogers, Iowa State University Can a snake bring down a forest? If we’re talking about the Pacific island of Guam, the answer may well be yes. Our research adds […]
Invasive predators have contributed to hundreds of extinctions. Island species are some of the most vulnerable to impacts from invasives. A report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, edited by Island Conservation Board Member Daniel Simberloff, sheds light on native wildlife deaths amassed by invasive predators. The New Zealand native Stephens Island Wren is […]