Collaborative efforts to a rat-free, thriving ecosystem on Takutea Cook Island News December 21, 2024 In a monumental stride in conservation for the Cook Islands, Takutea Island is on its path to becoming rat-free. … Read More from Collaborative efforts to a rat-free, thriving ecosystem on Takutea Read Article
Cook Islands’ atoll officially rat free Department of Conservation - New Zealand December 17, 2024 The Cook Islands’ Palmerston Atoll (500 km away from Rarotonga) is officially rat free following a tremendous eradication effort by the local community, with support from agencies in Rarotonga and New Zealand. … Read More from Cook Islands’ atoll officially rat free Read Article
Endangered seabirds return to Pacific island after century-long absence Mongabay December 14, 2024 Endangered Polynesian storm petrels have returned to Kamaka Island in French Polynesia for the first time in more than 100 years, after conservationists used drones to remove the invasive rats eating the birds’ eggs and chicks. … Read More from Endangered seabirds return to Pacific island after century-long absence Read Article
