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Montevideo, March 31st 2026 - 15:36 UTC

Tag: New Island Conservation Trust

  • Thursday, March 26th 2026 - 11:24 UTC

    Falklands, Darwin Plus funds to restore ecosystem of ravaged New Island by invasive mammals

    New Island is home to millions of seabirds, including the world’s largest colony of Slender-billed Prions, a species of petrel found in the Southern Oceans.

    Falklands Conservation recently secured a £3m fund to help restore the natural ecosystem on New Island. The funding came through the Darwin Plus scheme, run by the UK Government to support biodiversity in British Overseas Territories. The ambitious restoration project on New Island, one of the region’s wildest western outposts is to remove invasive predators that have put the island’s native species at risk.

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  • Friday, August 5th 2022 - 08:54 UTC

    Falklands Conservation 2-year project to eliminate invasive species from New Island

    Phyl Rendell, commented: “Securing Darwin Plus funding to investigate the possible restoration program for New Island is a major step forward in the preservation of a key Falklands’ habitat”

    Falklands Conservation (FC) has announced the launching of its new Darwin Plus-funded project for long-term restoration work on New Island Nature Reserve. New Island is one of the remotest islands in the Falklands archipelago, which runs a wildlife reserve and centre for scientific research, expected to considerably improve with the appointment of a new Bio-security and Invasives Manager.

  • Monday, March 7th 2011 - 13:43 UTC

    Flying with the Albatross

    THE British Royal Navy and the company British International helicopters have been assisting Islander conservationists in vital surveys of the majestic Black-browed albatross in the Falkland Islands.