eabirds, the IUCN Endangered Palau Ground Dove (Pampusana canifrons), and other native species have significantly increased in number thanks to a successful restoration campaign on Ulong Island, Republic of Palau in the Western Pacific Ocean.
Island Conservation, the Koror State Government, the Koror State Department of Conservation and Law Enforcement (DCLE), and the Koror State Rangers worked together in 2023-2024 to remove introduced, damaging invasive rats which devoured native bird eggs and young, decimated native plant populations through seed predation, preyed on native crabs, and disrupted food webs—ultimately threatening ecosystem collapse.
