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Islands: Isolated but not Immune

Though isolated, Earth’s remote islands are not immune to human impacts. When invasive species are accidentally or purposefully set loose on islands, they can profoundly alter the ecosystem balance established over millennia. Constrained to the span of the island, invasive rats, cats, pigs, goats, and other species quickly overwhelm the native plants and animals and trigger […]

Written by on August 22, 2016

Recovery: The Miracle on Palmyra

Unlike dead organisms, dead ecosystems can be brought back to life. That has happened at Palmyra. In 2011, Island Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and The Nature Conservancy partnered together to remove invasive rats from Palmyra. The island's native populations were struggling until invasive rats were completely eradicated. Since then, the island continues to show signs [...]

Written by on February 20, 2016

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