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Press Release: Tricking Seabirds to Curb the Extinction Crisis

A new paper details the measures conservationists have taken to revive one of the Caribbean’s largest seabird colonies on Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge, Puerto Rico—a steppingstone for regional and global conservation goals. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASED: April 15, 2021 Media contact: Claudio Uribe, Island Conservation – claudio.uribe@islandconservation.org, +1 831-316-4047 Resources: Interviews, research paper, and multi-media assets. […]

Written by on April 15, 2021

Seashore Recovers After Invasive Rat Removal in the Aleutian Islands

Island birds and seashore ecosystem return to natural balance after invasive rodent removal from Hawadax Island in the Aleutian Archipelago. RELEASED: March 8, 2021 10AM UK Time (2AM PST) Media contacts:Emily Heber, Island Conservation – 831-316-4047 emily.heber@islandconservation.orgMario Aguilera, UCSD – 858-822-5148; maguilera@ucsd.edu Media resources include interviews, photos, and wildlife audio recordings. Along the western edge […]

Written by on March 8, 2021

Social Attraction—Bringing Seabirds Back to Desecheo Island

Desecheo Island restoration takes another step forward as U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, Island Conservation, and Effective Environmental Restoration set up decoys and sound systems to bring seabirds back to the island.   On rocky outcrops on the southwestern side of Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico two new decoy colonies of Bridled Terns have been set […]

Written by on April 30, 2019

Black-footed Albatross Move to O’ahu

Conservationists move 15 Black-footed Albatross chicks to O’ahu to protect the species from sea level rise. The James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge in O’ahu, Hawaii has welcomed 15 Black-footed Albatross chicks (Phoebastria nigripes) to their new home this month. The chicks were born about three weeks prior on Midway Atoll, where approximately 90% of their […]

Written by on March 24, 2017

Obama Highlights Island Restoration Among U.S. Conservation Legacies

By Karen Poiani, CEO, Island Conservation In a speech at the 2016 Our Ocean Conference in Washington D.C., President Obama spoke to the importance of one of the world’s most effective biodiversity conservation interventions: the removal of invasive alien species from islands. This testimonial for island restoration was made in the context of the United […]

Written by on January 18, 2017

Recovery: The Miracle on Palmyra

Unlike dead organisms, dead ecosystems can be brought back to life. That has happened at Palmyra. In 2011, Island Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and The Nature Conservancy partnered together to remove invasive rats from Palmyra. The island's native populations were struggling until invasive rats were completely eradicated. Since then, the island continues to show signs [...]

Written by on February 20, 2016