STUDY: Invasive species eradication key to boosting biodiversity and climate resilience

The study provides a striking example from Palmyra Atoll, where the removal of invasive mammals resulted in a 5,000% increase in native Pisonia forest growth in just four years. While eradication efforts have long been valued for their positive effects on biodiversity, this research highlights how they also play a crucial role in climate resilience

https://www.fingerlakes1.com/2024/10/17/study-invasive-species-eradication-key-to-boosting-biodiversity-and-climate-resilience/

#PalmyraAtoll #USA #US #climate

Extinct Guam Kingfisher Readying For Release On Remote Pacific Island, an effort by USFWSPacific & The Nature Conservancy

by @grrlscientist

#extinct #birds🪶 #ornithology🦉 #conservation #translocation #Guam #PalmyraAtoll #SciComm🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/09/05/extinct-guam-kingfisher-readying-for-release-on-remote-pacific-island/

Extinct Guam Kingfisher Readying For Release On Remote Pacific Island, an effort by USFWSPacific & The Nature Conservancy

by @GrrlScientist

#extinct #birds🪶 #ornithology🦉 #conservation #translocation #Guam #PalmyraAtoll #SciComm🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/09/05/extinct-guam-kingfisher-readying-for-release-on-remote-pacific-island/

New chick observed, marking second year in a row for nesting of grey-backed #terns at Palmyra Atoll https://mauinow.com/2024/06/06/new-chick-observed-marking-second-year-in-a-row-for-nesting-of-grey-backed-terns-at-palmyra-atoll/

"This bird is one of 8 seabird species that have been conspicuously absent from the atoll due to invasive #rats... In 2011, rats were successfully eradicated from #PalmyraAtoll and in 2020 scientists began deploying attraction techniques including hand-painted seabird decoys mimicking colonies and 'seabird discotheques' that play the calls of targeted, absent #birds"

Fairy Terns lay their eggs on a branch that is somewhat level and perhaps in a bit of a depression. No nest whatsoever. As a result the first thing out of hatching egg are the feet, which then clamp on for dear life.

#fairytern
#birds
#palmyraatoll