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WIRED Features Island Conservation on Hope in the Face of Extinction Crisis

Island Conservation Director of Conservation, Erin Hagen, speaks with WIRED about a recent UN report and the benefits of invasive species removal on islands. Two reports published this month reveal the threats species around the world are facing. One report published by the Intergovernmental Science‑Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem of the United Nations revealed […]

Written by on May 20, 2019

WIRED Features Island Conservation and the First Drone-powered Invasive Rat Removal

WIRED speaks with Island Conservation’s Chad Hanson about the world’s first drone-powered invasive vertebrate removal. Read the WIRED article here. The Directorate of the Galápagos National Park (Dirección del Parque Nacional Galápagos – DPNG) and Island Conservation have completed a world first by using drones to rid two Galápagos Islands of invasive rats. Island Conservation […]

Written by on January 31, 2019

WIRED Features Island Conservation Project Director Karl Campbell

WIRED features GBIRd and Island Conservation Project Director Karl Campbell in an article about the potential for gene drives to help prevent extinctions of island species. By: Emma Marris KARL CAMPBELL IS a craftsman bedeviled by bad tools. He’s a middle-aged, medium-size, muscular Australian with a five-day beard and an intense gaze who seems perpetually […]

Written by on February 21, 2018