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Restaurando el Hábitat Para las Iguanas de Isla de Mona

Cielo Figuerola, Especialista en Restauración de Island Conservation, explica cómo los Pinos Australianos invasores en la Isla de Mona dañan a las iguanas nativas y, nos comparte cómo es que Island Conservation piensa restaurar las áreas de anidación críticas de las especies en peligro de extinción. Por: Cielo Figuerola Me dirijo a la isla de […]

Written by on July 25, 2017

David Will Presents: Lessons Learned from Restoration on Desecheo

Scientists and conservationists drew from lessons learned from an unsuccessful project to remove invasive rats from Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge, Puerto Rico in 2012 to carry out a successful implementation in 2016. An international conference focused on the impacts and management of invasive alien species on islands is taking place at University of Dundee, Scotland July […]

Written by on July 13, 2017

Mona Island Documentary – Our Treasure in the Caribbean

Marina Films, Inc. teams up with local and international experts to highlight the rich biodiversity and threatened species of Mona Island, Puerto Rico. By: Cielo Figuerola The temperature was close to 90 °F as we hiked through spiny shrubs and cacti on a sunny, beautiful day. We were trying to reach one of the most important […]

Written by on March 28, 2017

Cave Inscriptions Tell the Story of Mona Island’s Past

A paper published in the journal Antiquity outlines the insight into indigenous and European relations, spirituality, and identity gleaned from cave drawings on Mona Island, Puerto Rico. Isla Mona, (Mona Island), a Caribbean island between La Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, is a biodiversity hotspot that is home to rare and endemic species. Island Conservation is […]

Written by on September 22, 2016