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The true cost of invasive species on islands shown in new study

For better or worse, the modern world is driven by economics, and it is often the case that collective action can only be motivated by alarming financial realities. A new paper underscores the urgency with which we should protect and restore island-ocean ecosystems by highlighting the enormous cost that invasive species have – not just […]

Written by on December 22, 2022

The Threatened Higo Chumbo Cactus Resurges on Desecheo Island!

Island Restoration Specialist Cielo Figuerola shares great news about the Federally Threatened Higo Chumbo Cactus of Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge, Puerto Rico. By: Cielo Figuerola It’s hot, it’s steep, there are so many spines around us, we are sweating, and we are tired. But suddenly, we see one. And then another! And, yet another one […]

Written by on November 29, 2017