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Island Conservation
Want to save 41% of the planet’s highly threatened vertebrates? Work on islands. Mapping our world’s most vulnerable island species, and a key threat to their survival. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sally Esposito, Island Conservation, sally.esposito@islandconservation.org, +1 (706) 969-2783 Resources: Interviews Photography Gough Island Acteon & Gambier archipelagos Floreana Island B-roll video available upon request […]
DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 30, 2017 SECOND APPLICATION OF RODENTICIDE ON LEHUA ISLAND COMPLETE Visual Observations Show No Impact to Marine Resources (Li‘hue, Kaua‘i) – The second scheduled aerial application of a rodenticide to eliminate invasive rats from the State […]
DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2017 LEHUA RESTORATION OPERATION TO RID ISLAND OF RATS BEGINS Eradication of damaging rats aimed at protecting incredible bird, plant, and marine diversity. (HONOLULU) – Today, hope reigns for Lehua Island, as an operation commenced to […]
Steering Committee Releases Draft Environmental Assessment for Public Comment
Public Statement for Immediate Release Sunday, September 4, 2016 2016 World Conservation Congress (WCC), Honolulu, HI Contact: heath.packard@islandconservation.org +1.360.584.3051 Investigating the Potential Suitability for Genetic Biocontrol of Invasive Rodents on Islands Statement – Our world’s island communities, plants and wildlife are in crisis due to invasive species, a leading cause of extinctions. Nearly forty percent […]
Contacts: Island Conservation, Heath Packard ph +1 360 584 3051, heath.packard@islandconservation.org Department of Conservation, Fiona Oliphant, ph 03 371 3743 or 027 470 1378 Resources: Interviews, Infographic, Video, Photos Mouse blitz team leaves for Antipodes The Million Dollar Mouse project to rid Antipodes Island of mice and restore the islands vulnerable plants and wildlife is underway […]