New research shows that culling invasive, non-native animals on just 169 islands around the world over roughly the next decade could help save almost 10 percent of island-dwelling animals at risk of extinction. Click on the link below to read the full article.
For almost a century, the inhabitants of Robinson Crusoe—named for literature's most famous castaway—have known that their island's fragile ecosystem depends on them conserving its unique wildlife. Click on the link below to read the full article.
A Kiwi start-up has attracted international attention for its role in the world's first operation using drones to make an island rat-free. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Island Conservation’s Palau Program Manager, Loyola Darius, shares the story of recovery on Ngeanges Island and Kayangel Atoll after the removal of invasive rats. Click on the link to read the full article.
The Aiga Folau o Samoa, the Samoa Voyaging Society, has brought Samoa"s va"atele, the Gaualofa back to Samoa...For the remainder of the year, Gaualofa will be in Samoa and visit communities with a newly developed Environmental Education Outreach Programme. Click on the link below to rea
Islands are biodiversity hotspots, yet the decline of island species is more rapid than anywhere else in the world. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Palmyra Atoll has been declared a Hope Spot due to its diversity of life and critical importance to the health of the world"s oceans.Click on the link below to read the full article.
Filmmaker Ian Shive talks about his new Midway Atoll documentary, "Midway: Edge of Tomorrow"Click on the link below to read the full story.
