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Island Conservation
The BBC recently conducted an interview with Richard Griffiths, our Head of Operations in the South and West Pacific. The topic? How removing invasive species from islands can help mitigate the drastic and inevitable effects of climate change. Nine months ago, Tonga’s vulnerability in the face of climate change was underscored after a tsunami caused significant destruction. […]
New publication features research by Island Conservation and partners on lessons learned in conservation. In 2017, at the third Island Invasives Conference, held in Dundee, Scotland, Island Conservation staff and experts in the field of invasive species management came together to discuss the successes, failures, and lessons learned from restoration. Island Conservation staff members gave […]
Marquesan Island Teuaua cleared of invasive rats to protect native seabirds. This action will protect nationally significant populations of Sooty Terns, Bulwers Petrels, and other seabirds. Teuaua is a stepping stone to the restoration of larger, more complex islands within the Marquesas Archipelago. The Teuaua project was logistically complex, requiring skill, tenacity, and the resolve […]
Watch the transformation of Antipodes Island as the New Zealand Department of Conservation shares the complexities and successes of the Million Dollar Mouse Project. On the Sub-antarctic Island of Antipodes, invasive mice were the only introduced predators and their presence was considered by conservationists and researchers to be a threat to native and endemic species. […]
Watch the challenges and the success of the Million Dollar Mouse project unfold in the upcoming film produced by the New Zealand Department of Conservation. The Antipodes Islands are home to a wide variety of sea and land bird species including the Antipodes Snipe, Antipodes Parakeet, and the Antipodean Wandering Albatross, one of the largest flying […]
Island Conservation Project Director Richard Griffiths presents a study: past invasive species removal projects lend insight and lead to success in the future. An international conference focused on the impacts and management of invasive alien species on islands is taking place at University of Dundee, Scotland July 10-14. In anticipation of this event, we’re sharing research […]
On islands, invasive species removal offers major conservation gains, but to get the word out, more success stories must be told. An international conference focused on the impacts and management of invasive alien species on islands is taking place at University of Dundee, Scotland July 10-14. We’re sharing research that will be presented by experts in […]
Some of world’s rarest birds rebound on Pacific islands cleared of invasive predators Five remote Pacific islands are once again safe havens for four of our world’s rarest bird species following the success of one of the most ambitious island restoration projects ever implemented. Just two years after ambitious efforts by a team of international […]
Careful planning and technological innovation are key to the realization of New Zealand’s project: Predator Free 2050. New Zealand’s first invasive rat eradication took place on a one-hectare island in 1963. Half a century of experience and accumulated wisdom later, the country is rolling out Predator Free 2050, a plan to remove all invasive rats, possums, […]