10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2018

These islands and their surrounding waters are protected as part of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. Invasive species , particularly rodents, have long been a problem on the Hawaiian archipelago. Midway, which was once a military facility, has long had mice and it once had rats, though they were eradicated in 1996.

Mice 102

Mice Albatross Honolulu Endangered Species 102

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2012

Getting rid of rabbits and goats was something that had been done for many years, but it was generally thought that rats and cats would be impossible to remove from all but the smallest islands. Hit the rats hard and quick in a single hit. New Zealand faces massive challenges in protecting its species. Insanely ambitious?

New Zealand 172

New Zealand Rats Mammals Possums 172

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

Wildlife conservation is concerned with protecting wildlife at the level of species or perhaps population. With the exception of species that number in the hundreds, conservation biologists are not as concerned with the fates of individual animals, it is only when such fates of many individuals are added up do they begin to worry.

Animal Rights 257

Animal Rights Rights New Zealand Animal 257

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

Although this park was logged in the past, as a national park it is one of the few forests in Ghana that is really protected. . All these forests are in “protected” forest reserves, however at some, logging permits are reportedly being issued for harvesting of these forests. What makes Ghana so special?

Ghana 188

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 188

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2011

Today the species is secure on a large number of islands and reserves. The experience was to prove critical the following year when introduced rats reached crisis levels on the remaining island of the South Island Saddleback. It worked, and the translocated birds were soon breeding.

Species 218

Species New Zealand Rats Endangered Species 218