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Island Conservation
Experts have recently confirmed that the number of invasive marine species impacting the Galápagos is 10 times higher than previous estimates. Galápagos has long been known not only for its breathtaking biodiversity but for Darwin’s Finches the inspiration for the theory of evolution. The world-renowned archipelago has received increased attention over the years due to […]
NPR’s series Skunk Bear features the recovery of the Channel Island Fox and the threats that almost led them to extinction. Off the coast of Southern California, there are eight islands that make up the Channel Islands Archipelago. Six of those islands are home to their own subspecies of Channel Island Fox. These small foxes […]
WIRED features GBIRd and Island Conservation Project Director Karl Campbell in an article about the potential for gene drives to help prevent extinctions of island species. By: Emma Marris KARL CAMPBELL IS a craftsman bedeviled by bad tools. He’s a middle-aged, medium-size, muscular Australian with a five-day beard and an intense gaze who seems perpetually […]
Conservationists deploy a canine tracker to confirm the removal of invasive Argentine Ants on Santa Cruz and San Clemente Islands. For centuries people have used dogs for work, from herding sheep to sniffing for drugs or explosives. Today, conservationists are deploying canines’ excellent tracking skills to find invasive species. Conservation dogs have been used to […]
National Geographic created an opportunity for scientists and researchers in the Galápagos to share their stories from the field with a “Sciencetelling” Bootcamp. Researchers are often drawn to the Galápagos archipelago, where the abundance of unique species sparks the hope of making exciting scientific discoveries just as Charles Darwin did. National Geographic created a multi-day course, a “Sciencetelling […]
Gloria Salvador, Island Conservation Floreana Project Facilitator, shares with National Geographic how the daily life of a Galápagos resident is a balance between two worlds. Since I was little, I understood that being from the Galápagos was a unique privilege. Famous for its iconic flora and fauna that inspired Charles Darwin to conceive the theory of evolution, this place […]
The California Channel Islands are sometimes compared to the Galápagos Islands. They share biodiversity, beauty, and the problem of invasive species in common. Just off the coast of Southern California lies an archipelago of eight islands that stretch a total of 160 miles from the southernmost San Clemente to the northernmost San Miguel. The Channel Islands […]
Santa Cruz Island has been plagued by invasive species for decades, but conservation efforts are helping to restore the native ecosystem. The Santa Cruz Island ecosystem encountered cattle, sheep, and pigs for the first time ever when ranchers arrived in the 1800’s. Over the next century, these novel species would wreak havoc on the natural […]
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, GALÁPAGOS – Darwin, a golden Labrador retriever, was rescued after he was unable to complete a service dog training program and black Labrador Neville was saved from a shelter. Now both dogs are paying it forward and saving other wildlife from destructive, invasive Giant African Snails in the Galápagos Islands. “Invasive Giant […]