Tristan Albatross

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Gough Island: Preventing the extinction of the Tristan albatross

The Gough Island Restoration Programme (GIRP) is arguably the most significant eradication project to be implemented in 2021. Island Conservation was honored to serve as a supporting partner to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RPSB) and the Government of Tristan de Cunha as they undertook this incredibly ambitious project. I was given […]

Written by on December 9, 2021

Celebrating World Albatross Day

The Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels launches World Albatross Day on June 19th, 2020. Island Conservation’s mission is to prevent extinctions by removing invasive species from islands. We work with local communities, government management agencies and conservation organizations on islands with the greatest potential for preventing the extinction of globally threatened species. We develop comprehensive […]

Written by on January 17, 2020

We Must Act Now: Threat from Seabird Eating Mice Continues to Evolve

Invasive mice on Gough Island threaten global populations of Tristan and Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross. Anyone who follows the story of Gough Island will know that 2 million seabird chicks are tragically lost from Gough every year due to the invasive non-native species of house mice that have inhabited this remote island. This new estimate of […]

Written by on January 10, 2019

Another Poor Breeding Season for Tristan Albatross on Gough Island

Island Conservation partners, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), recently completed an annual census of native Tristan Albatross on Gough Island and the results are grim. By: Dr. Steffen Oppel, RSPB Senior Conservation Scientist The life of an albatross chick between the time when it hatches from the egg until it can eventually fly […]

Written by on October 5, 2018

Tell the Albatross: Help is on the Way!

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and Island Conservation have formalized a partnership to protect species on Gough and Henderson Islands.   On May 17, 2018, The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and Island Conservation (IC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formally announcing their partnership to save species on Gough […]

Written by on May 17, 2018

Can the Native Species of Gough Island Be Saved from Deadly Invasive Mice?

Invasive mice are decimating the Tristan Albatross population on Gough Island, but conservationists are at work to put an end to the destruction. Self-contained, [island] flora and fauna adapt rapidly and with beautiful precision to their exact circumstances. But when man blunders in, bringing invasive species as his fellow travellers, carnage ensues. Gough Island, of the Tristan […]

Written by on November 8, 2016