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title: "Eradicating island mice: a webinar describes both the Gough Island Restoration Programme and the Mouse-Free Marion Project"
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# Eradicating island mice: a webinar describes both the Gough Island Restoration Programme and the Mouse-Free Marion Project

![John Dickens Grey headed Albatross 6](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Albatrosses/G/Grey_headed/John_Dickens_Grey-headed_Albatross_6.jpg)   
*At risk to House Mice.*  *A Grey-headed Albatross stands over its chick on Marion Island; photograph by John Dickens*

 A BirdLife South Africa [Conservation Conversations](https://www.birdlife.org.za/blsa-conversations/) webinar that was presented on the Gough and Marion Island mouse eradication projects on 23 November is now available on YouTube.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBO4Aeb1EPE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBO4Aeb1EPE)

 In the webinar Nini van der Merwe, Assistant Logistics & Procurement Manager, [Gough Island Restoration Programme](https://www.goughisland.com/) gives an update on the project and shares her experience of being part of the on-island team during the recently completed baiting operation to rid the island of its albatross-killing House Mice.  Anton Wolfaardt joins in at the end of Nini’s talk to share some of the progress with the [Mouse-Free Marion Project](https://mousefreemarion.org/), of which he is the [Project Manager](https://mousefreemarion.org/introducing-dr-anton-wolfaardt-project-manager-for-the-mouse-free-marion-project/).

 *John Cooper,* *ACAP Information Officer, 01*December 2021**