of management for the archipelago, which have both fisheries and conservation concerns.” Wandering Albatrosses at Marion Island, photograph by Marienne de Villiers Reference: Gurney, L.J., Pakhomov, E.A. & Christensen, V. 2014. An ecosystem model of the...
the six islands. These precedents may assist in planning future proposals to eradicate cats from other large islands.” Marion Island with its scientific base - cat free since 1991 Reference: Parkes, J., Fisher, P., Robinson, S. & Aguirre-Muñoz, A. 2014....
There are exceptions: I have seen an otherwise healthy-looking adult Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans ashore at Marion Island with one foot bent so far back such that it had to hobble on top of its web. Of course, a broken wing that stopped flight...
Each year since the early 1980s, a team of ornithological researchers at South Africa’s Marion Island in the southern Indian Ocean has undertaken a round-island hike to count incubating Wandering Albatrosses Diomedea exulans . This year a combined...
in 2013 on the effects of human disturbance on Grey-headed Albatrosses Thalassarche chrysostoma breeding on South Africa’s Marion Island . The paper’s abstract follows: “Nest monitoring is commonly used to gather important seabird demographic data, but...
in 2013 on the effects of human disturbance on Grey-headed Albatrosses Thalassarche chrysostoma breeding on South Africa’s Marion Island . The paper’s abstract follows: “Nest monitoring is commonly used to gather important seabird demographic data, but...
Karine Delord and colleagues ( Centre d’Etudes Biologiques de Chizé , Villiers-en-Bois, France) have published on the at-sea distribution of 10 species of ACAP-listed albatrosses and petrels in the southern Indian Ocean based on tracking studies...
using withheld tracking data from within the model calibration areas (interpolation), and from a third population, Marion Island (extrapolation). Predictive performance was assessed using k-fold cross validation and point biserial correlation. The two...
Marion Island , the larger of South Africa’s Prince Edward Islands in the southern Indian Ocean, has been overrun by introduced House Mice Mus musculus since the early 19th Century. In the absence of rats and following the successful eradication of...
in giant petrels and summarize the incidence of back-crossing in other seabird species.” Northern Giant Petrel on Marion Island, photograph byMarienne de Villiers With thanks to Richard Phillips for information. Reference: Brown, R.M., Techow, N.M.S.M.,...
although the southern species appears to be the most abundant. Two colour-banded male Northern Giant Petrels M. halli from Marion Island (where they had previously been recorded breeding) were identified on the island in February 2001. Northern Giant...
expert John Parkes was to undertake a feasibility study for the eradication of House Mice Mus musculus on South Africa’s Marion Island in the southern Indian Ocean during the annual relief of the island’s meteorological and research station ( click here...
Five positions are open for ornithological field assistants for a 13-month sojourn at South Africa’s Marion Island in the southern Indian Ocean from April next year. Field work will include studies of the ecology and conservation of eight ACAP-listed...
and colleagues have reported in the journal Antarctic Science on the role of Wandering Albatrosses Diomedea exulans on Marion Island on providing a warm environment in their nests for moth caterpillars. The paper’s abstract follows: “On sub-Antarctic...
with the wider BirdLife Marine Programme as well as the Information Management and Policy teams. Black-browed Albatross on Marion Island, photograph by Genevieve Jones “Contract duration: 9 month fixed term contract with potential to extend subject to...
Regular readers of ACAP Latest News will know of the plans to eradicate introduced House Mice Mus musculus next year on New Zealand’s sub-Antarctic Antipodes Island , home of seven species of ACAP-listed albatrosses and petrels. Antipodes Island, with...
the relatively little-studied Campbell Albatross Thalassarche impavida (15 hits). A Wandering Albatross tends its chick on Marion Island, photograph by Genevieve Jones A newly installed search tool has an advanced search option that allows for tailored...
non-sustainable breeding success ( click here ). More recently such behaviour has been reported for mice on sub-Antarctic Marion Island where four species of albatrosses are at risk ( click here ). News is now in that similar attacks, this time on...
Due to staff movements, two positions have become available within the Seabird Conservation Programme of BirdLife South Africa (BLSA) as Leader and as Instructor for the Albatross Task Force in Cape Town. The ATF is part of the global Save the...
Agenda Item 5, 6.4. S Schoombie, RJM Crawford, AB Makhado, BM Dyer and PG Ryan.
