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Island Conservation
Forbes features a case for protecting all species, especially on islands because, yes, it does matter if just one species goes extinct. On a remote island in the middle of the Indian Ocean, a large, flightless bird once roamed the island and spread the seeds of native vegetation to every corner. You might have heard of […]
New research finds compounding threats lead to the extinction of the once widespread Spectacled Cormorant population and reveals concerns over similar threats to island species today. Researchers have uncovered the mysterious life and extinction of the Spectacled Cormorant. The large cormorant was first described in 1741 by Georg Stellar as the size of a goose, […]
Researchers are beginning to understand how the Dodo lived before invasive predators and hunting drove it to extinction. Mauritius Island was once home to one of the world’s most famous extinct species–the Dodo. The large grey bird was last seen in 1662, but researchers are still learning about the species and exactly how it lived […]
Pink Pigeons, endemic to the island of Mauritius, face a challenging road to recovery as conservationists begin to slowly release captive-bred individuals to the wild. On Mauritius conservationists have been working to prevent the Endangered Pink Pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri) from going the way to the island’s famous Dodo. Endemic to the island and surrounding islets, […]