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Island Conservation
As Island Conservation approaches our 25th year of impact in 2019, it is clear that the future of island restoration requires breakthroughs and innovation to prevent further biodiversity loss. By: Karen Poiani By all counts, we are on the verge of a mass extinction crisis with detrimental and lasting consequences for our planet and future generations. […]
Island Conservation’s CEO, Board Members, staff and partners sign an open letter to encourage safe and responsible research on gene drive technology. For Release: 14 NOVEMBER 2018 As a global community, we are facing life-threatening challenges that undermine our future, from catastrophic loss of biodiversity to acute public health threats. Malaria cases are on the […]
The Economist explores the potential pros and cons of gene drives in the eradication of mosquito-borne illnesses and invasive species. I think I got it,” says Alekos Simoni with a grin, returning an electronic fly zapper called “The Executioner” to a nearby metal shelf. With a deft flick of his wrist he has done away with […]
Invasive species removal on islands is one of the most promising conservation methods around today, but there are limits to current tools and methods. Innovative gene editing techniques show promising potential for bird conservation and communities on islands around the world. Scattered throughout the world’s oceans, islands host the greatest concentration of biodiversity species extinctions. […]
WIRED features GBIRd and Island Conservation Project Director Karl Campbell in an article about the potential for gene drives to help prevent extinctions of island species. By: Emma Marris KARL CAMPBELL IS a craftsman bedeviled by bad tools. He’s a middle-aged, medium-size, muscular Australian with a five-day beard and an intense gaze who seems perpetually […]
Dr. Andy Sheppard, Research Director at Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation’s Health & Biosecurity for the Managing Invasive Species & Disease Program, joins Nightlife host Suzanne Hill to discuss invasive species management in Australia, New Zealand, and on islands around the world. Since the European colonization of Australia, invasive species have been spread […]
Scientific American delves into the need for advances in transformative conservation technology and the hope GBIRd may provide for native island species. Floreana Island, like many islands around the world, was once a thriving ecosystem filled with species found nowhere else on Earth. But the introduction of invasive predators has now altered the ecosystem and […]
Neuroscientist and science writer Shelly Xuelai Fan explains why gene drive technology could save species from extinction, but more research is needed to better understand the implications for ecosystems and communities. New Zealand’s Predator Free 2050 initiative is an ambitious project to remove invasive predators threatening the island nation’s native species, such as the flightless […]
YaleEnvironment360 covers the unknowns and opportunities presented by genetic engineering in the field of conservation. Gene drive opens up new opportunities in many different fields. In a recent article in YaleEnvironment360, award-winning writer Richard Conniff delves into a potential application of gene drive for conservation. Gene drive could help conservationists prevent extinctions of seabirds and island […]