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TROMELIN ISLAND SEABIRD RECOVERY
Whales survived brink of extinction in 19th and 20th centuries but then comes the biggest mystery yet to be solvedCarcasses have been washing ashore around the gulf city of Puerto Madryn, including near the central waterfront where they alarm residents ...
Italy eradicated black rats from Zannone in 2007; nine years later, Scopoli's shearwater nesting pairs had nearly tripled from 27 to 80 on the Mediterranean islandZannone, a volcanic island near Rome, successfully removed black rats that threatened local seabird populations. Conservationists undertook...
On rat-free D’Arros Island, scientists counted 2,768 wedge-tailed shearwater pairs in 2016, nearly 10 times the 2009 estimateD'Arros Island in Seychelles has witnessed a remarkable revival of wedge-tailed shearwaters after the successful elimination of invasive ra...
After Klein Curaçao removed goats and feral cats and restored habitat, nesting birds climbed from 140 pairs of one species in 2002 to around 650 across multiple species in 2022 as eight more species began breedingKlein Curaçao experienced a significant increase in seabird populations after removing invasive goats and cats. The island went from a few ...
After invasive rodents were cleared from Surprise Island in 2005, three monitored seabird populations grew two to tenfold in the years that followedFollowing the eradication of invasive rats in 2005, Surprise Island in New Caledonia witnessed remarkable growth in its seabird populations...
Who is Dominick Critelli? 105-year-old WWII veteran plays national anthem on saxophone at Islanders game - Watch Viral VideoDominick Critelli, a 105-year-old World War II veteran, performed the national anthem on saxophone at an Islanders game. He previously play...
In 1881, Paul Kroegel's family began homesteading along Florida’s Indian River; 22 years later, he became its bird refuge's warden for $1 a monthIn the 1880s, Paul Kroegel settled in the Sebastian area, observing brown pelicans nesting on a nearby island. His concern for these birds ...
34 missing children found in three-day Long Island operation as officials connect them with care and supportIn a significant operation across Long Island and New York City, authorities successfully located 34 missing children and teenagers. More t...
New islands appear after Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano eruptsIn the aftermath of last month's major eruption, satellite images show the emergence of two small islands surrounding Mount Anak Krakatau i...
New Zealand’s endangered bird Kākāpō population jumps to 325 after 90 chicks join count, but a new problem emergesThe population of New Zealand's endangered kākāpō has dramatically increased from 51 to 325 birds, thanks to a fruitful breeding season tha...
ARCs seek govt help to speed up recoveryAsset reconstruction companies have called for improved government intervention to accelerate debt recovery through DRTs. They proposed cha...
In 2018, South Carolina pumped 40,000 cubic yards of river sand onto an eroding bird island; enough to fill about 4,000 dump trucks and restore lost nesting groundThe restoration of Bird Key Stono, a vital nesting habitat for endangered bird species, involved utilizing dredged sand from Folly River. T...
Since 2014, 49,520 registered volunteers have classified penguins, chicks, and eggs in Antarctic photos; more than 6 million classifications helped build a colony datasetThe Penguin Watch initiative witnessed enthusiastic participation from citizen scientists who contributed to penguin counting efforts in An...
An entire island stay for Rs 5,000 a night, just 400 km from Bengaluru. Anand Mahindra shares a hidden Karnataka getawayAnand Mahindra highlighted the Jumadi Islands near Udupi, Karnataka, after Siddharth Dialani of BharatAgri shared his experience of staying...
In 2014, New Jersey reused 7,000 cubic yards of dredged sand at Ring Island; the new nesting ground was later used by 4 threatened or at-risk shorebird speciesNew Jersey has implemented an innovative project to support nesting birds facing habitat loss due to rising sea levels. Sand dredged from w...
In 2018, NASA satellite images of penguin guano sent researchers to Antarctica's Danger Islands, where they found more than 1.5 million Adélie penguinsIn December 2015, scientists found a massive colony of over 1.5 million Adélie penguins on the Danger Islands. This discovery was made poss...
In 1987, conservationists brought 2 male owls to Norfolk Island for its last surviving female; their descendants later rebuilt the population, but inbreeding still limits recoveryNorfolk Island owls were saved from extinction by a bold conservation effort in 1987. Two male owls were introduced to breed with the last ...
In the 1700s, a shipwreck brought hundreds of rats to an Alaskan island. 11 years after scientists removed them in 2008, seabirds returned and the ecosystem was recoveredAlaska’s Hawadax Island, formerly called Rat Island, has undergone a striking ecological transformation since invasive rats were eradicated...
Savannah turned 160,000 cubic yards of mud removed from its harbor into an 8-acre island; birds built more than 300 nests there in the first seasonNestled in Georgia, a harbor island crafted from dredged mud has become a refuge for over 300 bird families. This artificial sanctuary serv...
In 2002, crews removed rats from California’s Anacapa Island; 10 years later, rare seabirds were returning and the island’s ecosystem was recoveringAnacapa Island shows significant seabird recovery ten years after rat removal. Ashy storm-petrels now nest there, and Cassin's auklets have...