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Island Conservation
Avian malaria puts Hawaiian honeycreeper populations at risk of extinction, but researchers believe genetics can play a crucial role in saving these threatened birds. Temperature rise on the Hawaiian Islands is shrinking safe habitat for native forest birds. The warmer climate is attracting invasive mosquitoes up into Hawaii’s mountain regions, the last habitat where native […]
Invasive Brown Tree Snakes have extirpated almost all of Guam’s native birds, and the consequences are cascading quickly. By: Sara Kaiser The scales are tipping on Guam. The once thriving tropical rainforest, home to a great diversity of birds and other wildlife, is changing fast. The introduction of Brown Tree Snakes in the 1940’s has proved to be too much for […]
National Invasive Species Council (NISC) Secretariat and Partners Convene First Annual Innovation Summit Emerging technologies are making it feasible to overcome major invasive species challenges. Date: December 5, 2016 Contact: Jason Kirkey, Jason_Kirkey@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON – In order to further safeguard the Nation from the adverse impacts of invasive species, today the National Invasive Species Council […]
National Invasive Species Council (NISC) Secretariat to co-host the first annual Innovation Summit on invasive species Date: November 28, 2016 Contact: Jason Kirkey, Jason_Kirkey@ios.doi.gov Click here to see the flier. WASHINGTON – On December 5th, 2016, the National Invasive Species Council (NISC) Secretariat will co-host a major gathering of leading scientists, innovators, and entrepreneurs to […]
Island Conservation is attending an innovation summit taking place December 5, 2016. The summit aims to generate management plans and policies for addressing the problem of invasive species. More information U.S. Department of the Interior. Featured photo: Antipodean Albatross with chick. Credit: Jason Zito/Island Conservation
Endangered Kiwi chick hatches at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Virginia. The Kiwi is an important native bird of New Zealand. The feathered yet flightless creature was named by the Maori–the first people to ever live in New Zealand. The Kiwi is integral to Maori culture and considered sacred. It traditionally served as an occasional food […]