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Island Conservation
Sand Island, part of a small atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, is home to a diverse range of bird species, including most notably hundreds of thousands of mōlī (Laysan Albatross). However, these birds face a significant threat from introduced invasive rodents, which attack nesting mōlī. A recent study, published in the influential journal Public […]
Midway has experienced various eras of landscape alteration over the past century, but the atoll is now entering a phase of restoration. When one imagines the Hawaiian archipelago, images of gently swaying palms, verdant vegetation, cool breezes, and ocean waves come to mind. But, going up the chain of islands, this green scene begins to […]
Conservationists are hopeful for an invasive-free future for Midway Atoll as the public comment period for the draft environmental assessment opens. Mice are attacking nesting albatross on Midway Atoll – the largest albatross colony in the world and the most important and successful breeding ground for Black-footed Albatross and Laysan Albatross. In just a few […]