Albatross Project on the national media On the April issue of Publico, one of the main Portuguese newspapers, an article on the Albatross Project was published. To know more, please click here and here. V International Albatross and Petrel Conference in New Zealand in 2012
This Conference will be held in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa over the period 13-17 of August and the Albatross Project will present two communications. To know more, please click here. Albatrosses following fishing vessels: How badly hooked are they on an easy meal?
Our latest scientific paper about black-browed albatrosses is already on-line on the journal PloS ONE. This study focuses on the interactions between this threatened species and fisheries operating on the Falkland waters. To know more, please click here.
Colony survey reveals decline of Falkland skuas
The most important breeding site of the Falkland skua was surveyed in 2004 and again in 2009. This census showed us an intense and worrying decrease in the breeding population of New Island. To know more about this subject, read the article published on BBC Earth News here.
New Island Conservation Trust - new web page
The NGO and charity that supports our field work on New Island has a new web page. New Island is protected and legally owned by the New Island Conservation Trust, an independent and charitable, non-profit conservation organisation established by Ian Strange in the Falkland Islands. Since 1999 New Island has held National Nature Reserve status and is classified as an Important Bird Area (IBA), providing a sanctuary for many globally threatened species. To know more on the history and projects of New Island Conservation Trust click here.
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