Stefan Kropidlowski

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Study Shows 5000% Increase in Native Trees on Rat-free Palmyra Atoll

New research demonstrates a strong positive benefit to native trees following invasive species removal. Media Release New research published in PLOS ONE this week demonstrates dramatic positive benefits for native trees following rat removal at Palmyra Atoll, a magnificent National Wildlife Refuge and natural research laboratory located about 1000 miles south of Hawaii. In one of […]

Written by on July 17, 2018

Looking to the Future at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge

Holly Richards, Public Affairs Officer with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, shares the story of how removal of invasive species from Palmyra Atoll has led to a thriving ecosystem. By: Holly Richards With its lush rainforest and deep turquoise waters surrounded by some of the most intact coral reef ecosystems in the world, Palmyra […]

Written by on December 15, 2017