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Island Conservation
Old and new technologies help field staff carry out operations. When you’re a conservationist stationed on an island to carry out a restoration project, technology is your best friend. In fact, it’s even more than that. Availability of conservation tools can decide whether or not a project can be implemented and completed at all. Aiding […]
Island Conservation staff train local residents restoration techniques. This past February, I was lucky enough to spend three weeks on Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile working alongside local residents who are committed to the conservation of their extraordinary island home. The island, which is located approximately 415 miles (670 km) off the coast of central Chile, […]
New Zealand schools team up with government to protect native plants and wildlife. In New Zealand, locals know how damaging invasive species can be. Recognizing the importance of local biodiversity and the opportunity to support native species, schools are teaming up with the New Zealand Department of Conservation. Many of our endemic wildlife species are on […]
An up-close look at the Antipodes Island Pipit, one of four land birds found only on Antipodes Island, New Zealand. In 2016, the New Zealand Department of Conservation, WWF-New Zealand, The Morgan Foundation, Heritage Expeditions, the New Zealand public, and Island Conservation partnered together to protect Antipodes Island’s native species by removing their primary threat–invasive house […]
A new report released in the journal Nature examines never before seen self-medicating behavior in Galápagos Finches. Galápagos Finches served as inspiration for Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution in the 19th century. Today, these iconic birds, commonly referred to as “Darwin’s finches”, have drawn the attention of scientists once again–but this time it’s not because of the size and shape […]
Featured photo: Snipe on Antipodes Island. Credit: K. Walker
A new study identifies the primary threats to wildlife. A study published in the journal Nature examined the top threats to wildlife worldwide. The researchers found that overexploitation (logging, hunting, fishing, and gathering) and agriculture constitute the biggest threats to wildlife. Urban development and invasion & disease are the next biggest concerns, followed by pollution, system […]
Researchers find that humans have been altering the natural environment for thousands of years, call for conservation action. Recognition and criticism of man’s harmful impact on the natural world is becoming more and more prominent. Though this awareness may seem recent, the fact of human-induced environmental destruction is not. Research from the University of Oxford reveals that humans have […]