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SPREP Is Seeking Applications From Interested And Suitably Qualified Persons For The Following Vacancy of National Invasive Species Coordinator - Republic Of The Marshall Islands.

To preserve New Zealand’s remaining native biodiversity, the country has begun an ambitious nationwide program to eliminate its most damaging non-native invasive predators — rats, stoats and possums — by 2050.

Queensland’s wildlife and the environment are winners in this year’s State Budget, with more than $90 million allocated to a range of environmental initiatives including national parks revitalisation, crocodile management, koala conservation, fire management and the eradication of yellow crazy an

The U.S. Marine Corps is building a base on Guam that will destroy 400 hectares (1,000 acres) of limestone forest, habitat for numerous endangered species. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

One application currently being tested is whether drones can be used to drop feed to rebait automated traps to catch feral pigs. Another is using unmanned aircraft to help count cattle.

A new study has revealed the Galapagos Islands have more than 50 non-native species probably brought in on boats. Click on the link above to read the full article. 

In a major international collaboration, scientists, researchers and conservationists have drawn up a list of 107 islands that offer the best chance to save some of the world’s most threatened species. New Zealand has five islands on the list.

Three Abel Tasman National Park islands are now predator free again after a 2017 operation successfully eradicated mice on the islands, says the Department of Conservation.26 March 2019. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

SPREP Is Currently Seeking Interest From Suitable Qualified Individuals For The Following Vacancies:

CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCE

The sad reality is that few islands are safe from human-introduced invasive species. Even a seemingly remote island that people never visit is at risk... While drones can’t fix all the ecological messes we’ve made, on at least one island, they’ve helped win a pivotal battle.