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Spectacled fruit bats (flying-fox) are becoming a problem for Nature Park, migrating in and out of Port Moresby to breed and causing disruptions to commercial flights, says a bird expert.

Researchers from Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research (MWLR) have undertaken the first global release of a lace bug species in Vanuatu at the end of July to combat the invasive hibiscus bur (Urena lobata ) shrub.

Petrels are a family of seabirds known for covering large distances across open oceanic waters.

New Zealand and Palau will cooperate more closely on oceans and marine resources, Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says.

On Wednesday, August 7, the Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) held a joint community meeting with Ngarchelong and Ngaraard state community members to get their ideas about coral restoration work in Palau and identify potential coral restoration sites in their states.

Mangrove and seagrass habitats provide a range of ecosystem services for fisheries as nursery sites that support spawning and recruitment (Unsworth et al. 2014; Nagelkerken et al. 2008).

The Pacific region is extremely vulnerable to environmental and societal challenges such as climate change, natural disasters, and food security concerns. Its geographic location isolates it from the rest of the world, and thus compounds and makes it difficult to address these challenges.

After a seven-year battle using a combination of poisoning, trapping and shooting, the Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust successfully eradicated an initial population of around 6000 mynahs from Ātiu, making it the world’s largest island-based mynah eradication project.

The presence of Asian bees in the Western Province has raised fears for a local Beekeeper like Betti Lingisasa.  The arrival of the Asian giant hornet, also known as the ‘murder hornet,’ has been a devastating blow to Simbo Island’s long-standing honey production.

New Zealand will give $1.7 million to Palau to strengthen its marine resources, and will cooperate more closely with the country’s ocean management.