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Credit - Lavery et al., Ecology and Evolution 2023
A Giant Rat That Can Break Open Coconuts Was Just Photographed For The First Time On The Solomon Islands
December 1, 2023

For the first time, researchers have photographed the rare and elusive Vangunu giant rat, a critically endangered species first described in 2017.

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Leatherback turtle. Credit - https://www.bbc.com/
Novel research takes marine conservation tools to a new dimension
August 10, 2023

In the new article "Incorporating multidimensional behavior into a risk management tool for a critically endangered and migratory species" published in Conservation Biology, researchers combined data on the diving behavior of East Pacific leatherbacks with data on fish

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An adult kakerori with typical grey pluamge. Photo: Marcus Lawson
Conservation successes in the Cook Islands
December 9, 2022

The delightful little kākerōri, or Rarotonga flycatcher, has been brought back from the brink of extinction in a Cook Islands conservation success story. In the mid-1980s New Zealand ecologist Rod Hay identified the critically endangered kākerōri as one of the Top Ten most at-risk birds in t

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Hawksbill Turtle. Credit - Ecocentric Guy
Tortoiseshell database a ‘game-changer’ for critically endangered marine turtles
October 28, 2022

Do you collect souvenirs when you travel? If you’re anything like me you have shelf after shelf of them in all shapes and sizes – some novel, some deeply sentimental, and some very expensive! But does your collection include tortoiseshell products?

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Sea Turtle. Credit - SPREP
Critically endangered turtle found dead
March 11, 2022

The death of a critically endangered Hawksbill turtle is likely due to pollution in the Avatiu Harbour.

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Camera trap images of tenkiles. Image: Tenkile Conservation Alliance.
Road construction imperils tree kangaroo recovery in PNG
July 21, 2021

The Torricelli Mountains of northwestern Papua New Guinea are home to a wide variety of wildlife, including three species of tree kangaroos.

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Newly emerging Serianthes nelsonii seedlings are marked by Cameron Musser in the deep shade of Guam's karst forest habitat. Credit - University of Guam
Persisting endangered status of Serianthes nelsonii reveals need for adaptive management
April 10, 2021

A University of Guam review of published research on the critically endangered Serianthes nelsonii tree has revealed a reason why the population of the trees continues to be endangered despite a long history of funded conservation projects and a national recovery plan implemented 26 year

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund logo. Credit - speciesconservation.org
Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund - Grants in Support of Endangered and Critically Endangered Species
April 10, 2021

The Fund has been established to provide targeted grants to individual species conservation initiatives, recognize leaders in the field and elevate the importance of species in the broader conservation debate.

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A mural of the Manumea on the wall of the New Zealand High Commission in Apia. Photo: Aufa'i Areta Areta
Project for further research on the Manumea
April 3, 2021

“Conservation of the Manumea” Project aims to save Samoa’s national bird which is on the verge of extinction.

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The current habitats for kākāpō are all at capacity. Credit - Bruce Mercer/Stuff
Search for new kākāpō habitats urgent as islands full ahead of breeding season
March 4, 2021

The need for a new home for New Zealand’s critically endangered kākāpō is growing ever more important as the species nears a near breeding season.

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