Conservation

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Conservation Never Tasted So Good

A chef in Miami Beach, Florida is taking conservation in an unexpected direction. What’s on the menu? Invasive species.  Bun Lai is a chef in Miami Beach. He operates an environmentally-friendly restaurant. Lai offers a selection of invasive-species dishes. At a dinner last month, Mr. Lai served small bowls filled with citrus broth and those whelks, periwinkles […]

Written by on June 17, 2016

Three New Lemur Species Identified in Madagascar

Three new lemur species have been identified in Madagascar, an island nation off the southeast coast of Africa. Scientists from the German Primate Center (DPZ), the University of Kentucky, the American Duke Lemur Center and the Université d’Antananarivo in Madagascar have described three new species of Mouse Lemurs. The identification of new lemur species has […]

Written by on June 17, 2016

These Beach Models Are Saving Seabirds

Plaster of Paris seabird models are being used to encourage Little Terns to nest. Little Terns are seabirds that are found throughout Europe and in parts of Africa, India, New Zealand. Little Terns are migratory birds, and they travel to favorable nesting sites when breeding season comes around. Unfortunately, highly-populated beaches that serve as nesting […]

Written by on June 17, 2016

Seabird Research Leads to Protection for Malta Islands

Five years of seabird research leads to unprecedented European Union (EU) and local protection of marine areas in Malta. Birdlife Malta has conducted research on seabirds for five years. The findings of the Malta Seabird Project have prompted the protection of marine areas which will benefit native seabirds. Previously, the cliff nesting sites in Malta […]

Written by on June 17, 2016

One Trillion Species Live on Earth, Less than 1% Identified

Ecological models, rules, and genetic sequencing technology bring researchers to conclusion that almost one-trillion species live on Earth.  Perhaps you remember as a child enjoying books with detailed illustrations of all kinds of animals. Many of us learned about the great diversity of species that we share the planet with at a very young age. We […]

Written by on June 17, 2016

Endangered Seabirds Receive Protection from Predators

New Zealand’s Department of Conservation aims to protect the Black-fronted Tern, an endangered migratory seabird that depends on safe island nesting sites. The Black-fronted Tern is an endangered seabird native to New Zealand. Its population has been steadily decreasing over the past several decades due to invasive predators that prowl their nesting sites. After three years of careful […]

Written by on June 17, 2016

One News Now Shares Video of Project to Protect Species on Antipodes Island

Snipe, Penguins, Parakeets, and Petrels are some of the many bird species that live and nest on Antipodes Island. In addition to this impressive variety of winged natives, a diversity of plants and insects call Antipodes Island home. But there used to be more. Since the accidental introduction of mice in the 1800’s, the unique native flora […]

Written by on June 3, 2016

Malinoa and Motu Tapu Islands Restoration Success in the News

Loop Tonga recently covered our successful operation to protect native biodiversity on the islands of Malinoa and Motu Tapu in Tonga, Polynesia by removing invasive rats. The project to restore Malinoa and Motu Tapu was carried out by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Island Conservation and the Government of Tonga. On May 24, 2016, the partners […]

Written by on June 3, 2016

Video: Ambitious Conservationists Set Out to Restore Antipodes Island

Island Conservation is teaming up with partners to remove invasive mice from Antipodes Island. The mice have altered the biodiversity of the island by preying on native plant and animal species–they have already wiped out two insect species. The Million Dollar Mouse restoration project aims to put an end to the destruction caused by these invasive […]

Written by on May 23, 2016

Endangered Northern Quolls Benefit from Multi-pronged Conservation Measures

The Endangered Northern Quoll might be one of the cutest threatened native Australian species there is. This small mammal with big eyes and long whiskers recently experienced a devastating population crash. Why? We think invasive and introduced species are to blame…Particularly cats and feral herbivores like cattle pigs and buffalo. – Anthony Simms, senior project […]

Written by on May 23, 2016