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title: "Island Arks Symposium III to be held in Hobart, Tasmania next February"
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# Island Arks Symposium III to be held in Hobart, Tasmania next February

Following on from the success of Island Arks [I](http://islandarks.com.au/island-ark-symposiums/island-ark-symposim-i/) and [II](http://islandarks.com.au/island-ark-symposiums/island-arks-symposium-ii/), [Island Arks Symposium II](http://islandarks.com.au/island-ark-symposiums/island-arks-symposium-iii/)I will be held in  the [Bahá’í Centre](http://www.tasbcl.com.au/), Hobart, Tasmania over 11 to 13 February 2014, with workshop sessions on the 14th.

 The symposium will focus on island ecosystems and ensuring their long-term protection and sustainability. The meeting is expected to bring together scientists, conservationists, land managers, decision makers, residents, and land custodians.

 Island Arks Symposium III has the following Sub-themes:

 Island translocations;  
 Island restoration and reassembling island ecosystems;  
 Indigenous island communities and indigenous conservation management;  
 Island people and communities: entrepreneurship, economic development, conservation capabilities;  
 Island conservation and protection- includes terrestrial and marine protected areas;  
 Emerging threats to island conservation and communities; and  
 New innovations and technologies for island research and management.

 Workshops will be held on Island Conservation Planning, Island Biosecurity, Island Translocations and Norfolk Island Conservation.

 [Field trips](http://islandarks.com.au/island-ark-symposiums/island-arks-symposium-iii/field-trips-island-arks-symposium-iii/) are planned for Tasmania's Maria Island and Tasman Island National Parks.  The latter island was the scene of a successful feral Domestic Cat *Felis catus*eradication programme in 2010, offering relief to its breeding shearwaters, diving petrels and prions ([click here](http://www.acap.aq/index.php/en/news/latest-news/1224-shearwaters-and-prions-are-doing-well-since-australias-tasman-island-was-cleared-of-its-feral-cats-in-2010)).

 ![](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Shearwaters/Short_tailed/short_tailed_shearwater_mark_carey.jpg)

 Short-tailed Shearwaters breed on Tasman Island

 With thanks to Justine Shaw for information.

 *John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 19 November 2013*