Island Conservation
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| 2022 | Launched the Tetiꞌaroa Restoration Project in French Polynesia, continuing their commitment to island ecosystem conservation. |
| 2019 | The Directorate of Galápagos National Park and Island Conservation used drones to eradicate invasive rats from North Seymour Island, marking the first time such a method was used on vertebrates in the wild. |
| 2019 | A study highlighted that eradicating invasive animals from 169 islands could improve survival prospects for 9.4% of the Earth's most threatened terrestrial insular vertebrates. |
| 2015 | Initiated the Acteon-Gambier Archipelago Restoration Project in French Polynesia, focusing on ecological restoration and conservation efforts. |
| January 2014 | The Choros Island Restoration Project was completed in January, benefiting the Humboldt penguin, Peruvian diving petrel, and local eco-tourism industry in Chile. |
| 2012 | Rare wildlife discoveries were made during monitoring on Rábida Island, including a gecko previously only known from subfossils estimated over 5,700 years old and rediscovery of endemic land snails not seen for over 100 years. |
| 2012 | The Pinzon and Plaza Sur Island Restoration Project was completed, which resulted in Pinzón giant tortoises successfully hatching and surviving in the wild for the first time in over 150 years. |
| 2010 | Island Conservation completed the Rábida Island Restoration Project in Ecuador, marking a significant conservation effort in the Galápagos region. |
| 2010 | Island Conservation began developing and implementing island restoration projects in the Pacific region, spanning multiple countries including Australia, French Polynesia, Tonga, Palau, Micronesia, and New Caledonia. |
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