Conservationists have eliminated rats and other invasive mammals from 666 islands worldwide, giving a fighting chance to endangered seabirds and hundreds of other species. But not without controversy.
This is awesome news! I love Wisdom the Albatross!! I never thought about rats eating their eggs but it makes so much sense. And I’m so happy you called out the importance of coalitions especially with Native communities who have so much historical insight. Lastly, I had no idea that they use mirrors and recordings of bird sounds to attract them to the islands. That is bananas.
This post was chock full of happy endings, I really liked reading about the sea turtles in Australia, the strawberry squid, and the endangered sturgeon!! As always, thank you for putting a positive spin on conservation.
This is awesome news! I love Wisdom the Albatross!! I never thought about rats eating their eggs but it makes so much sense. And I’m so happy you called out the importance of coalitions especially with Native communities who have so much historical insight. Lastly, I had no idea that they use mirrors and recordings of bird sounds to attract them to the islands. That is bananas.
This post was chock full of happy endings, I really liked reading about the sea turtles in Australia, the strawberry squid, and the endangered sturgeon!! As always, thank you for putting a positive spin on conservation.
Very cool read, thank you for sharing!
Fascinating article in both a conservation and cultural sense, I throughly enjoyed reading :)
Thanks : )
Thanks, as always, for an inspiring and fascinating story of conservation. You rock, Amanda!
Thanks : )