2012 Impact Report Urgent Action: Saving species today to ensure they have a tomorrow

Island Conservation Dear friends,

prevents extinctions With your help, Island Conservation protected some of our world’s by removing invasive rarest island plants and animals in 2012 by eliminating threats of . In the following pages, you will see how your donations species from islands. helped bring birds back from the brink of extinction and supported the remarkable rediscovery of a long-thought-extinct species of gecko, all because of the removal of invasive rodents from two islands. These By working where the results not only inspire us to continue our work but demonstrate the power of our global, regional, local, and philanthropic partnerships that highest concentration of achieve lasting victories for . threatened plants and animals But this is only the beginning. Together with you and partners from live and removing around the world, we launched the Small Islands, Big Difference campaign to save our world’s most vulnerable species. In 2012, our the greatest threat to their campaign leveraged significant policy and funding support from the survival, we are 193 signatory parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. We continue that effort by building local, regional, and global ensuring healthy, thriving support for one of the largest-ever sustained funding streams to abate the threat of species extinctions on islands. plants, animals, and island ecosystems for You care about saving species, and because of this we invite you to adopt our 2020 vision of saving 200 on 100 islands! generations to come. Thanks to you—our philanthropic and project partners—there is much for us to celebrate. Success builds momentum and delivers hope for imperiled species. Please take a moment to share in our growing successes as you read through our 2012 Impact Report, and remember that threatened island species and Island Conservation need your partnership now more than ever.

Sincerely,

Bill Waldman David Hartwell Chief Executive Officer Board Chair Remarkable discoveries provide proof of the importance of our mission. Just two years following the removal of invasive rats from Rábida Island, Galápagos, a gecko species known only from subfossil records was rediscovered in its native, now predator-free habitat. Scientists are currently working to classify the gecko species.

2012 Accomplishments

3 Small Islands, Big Difference 8 : Saving Rare 12 2012 Support and Investments; and Unusual Animals and Board of Directors and 4 The : Creating Plants Advisory Board Critical Habitat for Threatened Reptiles 11 Southwest Pacific: Providing 13 Philanthropic and Project Ideal Breeding Sites for Partners 7 : Protecting Endangered Species Cover Photo: Endangered Allen Cay Rock Iguana (Cyclura cychlura inornata) on Allen Cay, Bahamas. Vital Seabird Colonies Photos © Island Conservation unless otherwise stated

Conservation status determined by International Union for the Conservation of Nature. King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on South Georgia Island. We supported the South Georgia Heritage Trust’s Habitat Restoration Project by seconding one of our staff members to supply valuable technical GIS expertise. To date, there have been more than 1,100 successful removals of invasive vertebrate species from islands worldwide, and each year conservationists are tackling increasingly larger, more re- Critically Endangered Chinese Crested Tern (Sterna bernsteini) in the Matsu Archipelago, Taiwan. We are working with partners to determine the feasibility of removing invasive mote, and more technically challenging islands. Since 1994, we rats from the archipelago to protect this rare tern. Photo: Chen Lin have deployed our field staff to 52 islands worldwide to protect A Treasure Map for 994 populations of 389 species. Species Conservation In order to guide strategies for preventing island extinctions, we However, even at this rate, it is not possible to stem the tide launched the Threatened Island Biodiversity (TIB) database with of extinction unless island restoration projects become a main- our partners in September 2012. The TIB is the most comprehen- stream conservation tool. We launched the Small Islands, Big sive global review of threatened animals (as assessed by the Inter- Difference (SIBD) campaign to save our world’s most vulner- national Union for Conservation of Nature, or IUCN) breeding on able species by mobilizing local, regional, global, and philan- islands and at risk from invasive species. To date, the TIB includes thropic partners to remove invasive species from islands at an almost 2,000 islands and 1,182 threatened species, collated from accelerated rate. 1,800 scientific literature sources and contributions from nearly 400 experts. The TIB is a freely available public resource and was Island Conservation and dozens of SIBD campaign partners developed in collaboration with the Coastal Conservation Action achieved an important campaign objective in October 2012 at Lab at University of California, Santa Cruz; BirdLife International; the eleventh Conference of the Parties (COP 11) of the United and the IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group. Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), held in India. The 193 signatory parties (nations) to the CBD formally recog- Discover it for yourself at tib.islandconservation.org. nized the SIBD campaign and our conservation methods as a key strategy to meet the CBD’s strategic 2020 conservation goals (the Aichi Biodiversity Targets). This recognition is a criti- cal step toward ensuring that future public funding is dedicated to the conservation of island biodiversity worldwide.

“The Small Islands, Big Difference campaign is a very exciting way for individuals, organizations, governments, or funding institutions to engage in conserving some of the most threatened species globally and therefore directly contribute to achieving the 2020 global targets set forth by the Convention on Biological Diversity.” Gustavo Fonseca Island Conservation’s Hawaii Program Manager Alex Wegmann exploring Hawaiian Head, Natural Resources Petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis) habitat. In 2012, Island Conservation opened a new office in Hawaii to strengthen our biodiversity conservation partnerships and projects Global Environment Facility in the tropical North Pacific.

3 The Caribbean Creating Critical Habitat for Threatened Reptiles

A Chance for Survival “A partnership with Island Conservation (IC) can only An important population of Audubon’s Shearwaters (Puffinus benefit the biodiversity of . The successful lherminieri) was threatened by invasive mice on Allen Cay, Baha- Allen Cay project provided not only species protection mas. Invasive mice provided an abundant food source for Barn but also valuable training and capacity building for BNT Owls (Tyto alba). As a result, owl population densities increased and owls remained resident on the island, preying heavily on staff. The BNT looks forward to a growing partnership Audubon’s Shearwaters during the breeding season (without with IC.” Eric Carey the mice the owls would normally have moved on to another Executive Director, Bahamas National Trust (BNT) island). As part of a wider conservation effort that also aims to improve habitat for the Endangered Allen Cay Rock Iguana Achieving More Together (Cyclura cychlura inornata), we partnered with the Bahamas Extraordinary Caribbean species such as the Noble’s Anole National Trust (BNT) to remove invasive mice in May 2012, pro- (Anolis altavelensis), a rare reptile found only on Alto Velo Is- tecting the island’s native species and restoring the cay. We land, ; the Critically Endangered Ricord’s trained BNT staff in invasive species removal techniques, while Iguana (Cyclura ricordii) on Cabritos Island, Dominican Repub- they provided us with essential local knowledge and support. lic; and the Endangered Yellow-shouldered Blackbird (Age- With confirmation that the mice are gone from the cay, we are laius xanthomus) on Mona Island, , now face ex- excited to report that the island ecosystem and threatened spe- tinction due to invasive species that eat their eggs and young, cies are on the path to recovery. This partnership also demon- trample their burrows, and/or compete with them for food. In fact, strated capacity for future restoration projects in the Bahamas. invasive species are the primary threat to the Caribbean’s rich biodiversity. In 2012, we established a regional office in Nas- sau, Bahamas, and signed collaborative agreements with the NGO Grupo Jaragua in the Dominican Republic and the De- partment of Natural and Environmental Resources in Puerto Rico. Together, through these and other partnerships with gov- ernments, nonprofit organizations, and local communities, we are working to restore islands and ensure that Caribbean species will have the opportunity to thrive in their native habitat. “Our cooperation and project collaboration with Island Conservation have proven to be very beneficial and productive. They are a highly knowledgeable, professional and effective team, strongly committed to restoration of islands and biodiversity conservation.” Naitram (Bob) Ramnanan Left: Endangered Allen Cay Rock Iguana on Allen Cay, Bahamas. Right: Island Regional Representative and IAS Coordinator Conservation and Bahamas National Trust field team members on Allen Cay, Bahamas. Bottom: Allen Cay landcape. CABI Caribbean & Central America

4 Bahamas National Trust (BNT) staff assisted with monitoring of Audubon’s Shearwaters on Allen Cay, Bahamas. BNT and Island Conservation helped provide safe habitat for these seabirds by removing invasive house mice in 2012. White Tern (Gygis alba) in native Pisonia grandis forest on , Line Islands, USA. Invasive rats were removed from the atoll in 2011, and in 2012 the project was declared a success. Today, Palmyra’s native species are flourishing. North America Protecting Vital Seabird Colonies

Building Strong Partnerships Islands have many stakeholders, which is one reason why work- ing with partners and landowners is essential to project success. In 2012, we continued to strengthen partnerships to restore U.S. territorial islands in the Central Pacific and Caribbean, including Wake Atoll and . Partners include the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Air Force, National Wildlife Research Center, and U.S. Department of Agriculture. By com- bining shared expertise in land management with Island Conser- vation’s experience, we can achieve greater restoration success, build capacity, and accomplish world-changing conservation to protect North America’s natural heritage. Left: Scripps’s Murrelet (Synthliboramphus scrippsi, formerly known as Xantus’s Murrelet) nests have quadrupled on Anacapa Island, California, since the removal of “Island Conservation has been instrumental in our invasive rats in 2001–2002. Photo: Glen Tepke Right: Endangered Ashy Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma homochroa) chick. These threatened seabirds were recorded nesting efforts to restore Palmyra Atoll. Because of their on the now predator-free Anacapa Island for the first time in history. Photo: Annie partnership, expertise, and innovations, we are Schmidt witnessing astounding natural restoration on the atoll.” Remarkable Recovery of Endangered Seabirds Susan White Just ten years after the removal of invasive rats, the ecosystem Project Leader on Anacapa Island in the Channel Islands archipelago in California USFWS Pacific Reefs National Wildlife Complex is showing profound recovery. The number of Scripps’s Murre- Protecting Paradise let (formerly known as Xantus’s Murrelet) nests, for example, has The Palmyra Atoll Restoration Project is a multiyear effort to quadrupled, with a threefold increase in eggs hatched. Prior to protect ten species of nesting seabirds, migratory shorebirds, the restoration project, invasive rats consumed approximately 90 the rare Coconut Crab (Birgus latro), and a large forest of native percent of Scripps’s Murrelet eggs. Pisonia grandis trees. Today, Palmyra Atoll is steadily recovering after we and our partners, the USFWS and The Nature Conser- Rats were removed in 2001 and 2002 by the Channel Islands vancy, successfully removed invasive rats from this tropical oasis National Park, Island Conservation, and the American Trader in 2011. Since the eradication, we have recorded a 130 percent Trustee Council (comprised of the California Department of Fish increase in native tree seedlings, including the first record of new and Wildlife, USFWS, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Pisonia seedlings since the removal of rats took place, and ar- Administration). thropods (such as insects, spiders, and crabs) have increased by 367 percent. Prior to removal, rats significantly altered the This removal and the following ten years of successful reproduc- atoll’s ecosystem by consuming seeds and native animals. The tion on an island free of invasive rats helped prevent the mur- University of California, Santa Cruz Coastal Conservation Action relet from being placed on the U.S. endangered species list. In Lab; USFWS; and the U.S. Geological Survey are monitoring the addition to the murrelet success, other species have prospered. response of Palmyra’s terrestrial ecosystem by comparing mea- Endangered Ashy Storm-petrels have established their first- sures of seabird, shorebird, plant, and invertebrate populations ever nesting sites on the island, and Cassin’s Auklets (Ptychor- taken before and after rat removal. amphus aleuticus) quickly colonized the island after rat removal. 7 South America Saving Rare and Unusual Animals and Plants

Preserving Darwin’s Legacy “Island Conservation has helped us catalyze support Scientists made a couple of surprising discoveries in late 2012 from the island community, a crucial step toward when they returned to Rábida Island in the Galápagos Archipel- restoring the Juan Fernández Islands and protecting ago to monitor ecosystem recovery and confirm the successful species like the Critically Endangered Juan Fernández removal of rats. First, a tiny gecko, previously known only from Firecrown.” cave subfossils, was found on Rábida. The second exciting dis- Christian López covery was made by Dr. Christine Parent of the University of President, Conservacionistas de Juan Fernández California, Berkeley: She rediscovered an endemic Rábida snail species last seen in 1905. The restoration of this island is part of a larger campaign to protect threatened Galápagos species by removing invasive rodents from islands throughout the archipelago. Project part- ners include Galápagos National Park (GNP), the Charles Dar- win Foundation (CDF), Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, The Raptor Center, and Bell Laboratories, Inc. Back from the Brink of Extinction For more than 150 years, invasive rats on Pinzón Island in the Galápagos Archipelago devoured the eggs and vulnerable hatchlings of the Extinct-in-the-Wild Pinzón Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis ephippium). The only way this extraordinary spe- cies survived was through a captive-breeding program con- ducted by the CDF and GNP. Last year, the future turned much Left: Working with local practitioners in the Galápagos. Right: Critically Endangered brighter for the Pinzón Giant Tortoise. Juan Fernández Firecrown (Sephanoides fernandensis) on Robinson Crusoe Island, . Bottom: Landscape view of Robinson Crusoe Island. In November 2012, project partners (listed above) implemented Crusade for the Firecrown removal of invasive rodents from Pinzón Island and Plaza Sur. The Juan Fernández Archipelago in Chile is widely known for its The partners will return to the islands in 2014 to determine if tales of famous explorers as well as its rich biodiversity, such as the removal was successful and to monitor recovery of the is- the Critically Endangered Juan Fernández Firecrown. However, lands’ unique native species. seven invasive species present in the archipelago are pushing native species to the brink of extinction. In 2012, on Robinson “Island Conservation is a strategic partner in our Crusoe Island, our biologists initiated removal of invasive house restoration efforts; together we are protecting and sparrows (Passer domesticus), leading a team of island residents preserving a global legacy of Galápagos Island in successfully testing new tools; the success of the removal ef- biodiversity.” forts will be confirmed in 2014. This project is generating com- munity support for island restoration and providing residents Arturo Izurieta Director, Galápagos National Park with opportunities to demonstrate the process of removing lo- cal threats to biodiversity. 8 Extinct-in-the-wild Pinzón Giant Tortoise on Pinzón Island in the Galápagos Archipelago. In 2012, project partners removed invasive rats from Pinzón Island to protect tortoise hatchlings from predation. The Endangered Tuamotu Sandpiper (Prosobonia cancellata) on Tahanea Atoll in . Invasive rats are a major cause of the continued decline of this threatened species.

We are helping provide much-needed habitat for the sandpiper by working with partners to remove invasive rats from islands in French Polynesia. Southwest Pacific Providing Ideal Breeding Sites for Endangered Species

Reclaiming Much-needed Habitat “The agreement between BirdLife Pacific and Island Through Island Conservation’s recent actions, Tahanea Atoll in Conservation is good news for the Pacific Island French Polynesia is on track to become a stronghold for the countries, for it strengthens our ability to address Endangered Tuamotu Sandpiper. Invasive rats and feral cats the threats that invasive species pose to native birds have reduced the once wide range of the Tuamotu Sandpip- er, a nonmigratory shorebird, to just five uninhabited atolls in throughout the region, many of which are facing French Polynesia. In June 2013, Island Conservation, in col- extinction.” laboration with Simon Fraser University, Société d’Ornithologie Don Stewart de Polynésie (SOP MANU), and representatives of the Faaite Regional Director, BirdLife International community, confirmed the success of our efforts to remove invasive rats from three of the motus (islets) within the atoll.

Now that these islets in Tahanea Atoll are free of invasive rats, the partners expect that the Tuamotu Sandpiper will quickly begin breeding again, bolstering this important population both in size and extent. We are currently working with Simon Fraser University, BirdLife International, and SOP MANU to as- sess the feasibility of removing rats from the entire atoll.

Left: Morning on Ant Atoll, Micronesia. Right: Travis Herman, a student at the College of Micronesia, conducts a vegetation survey on Ant Atoll. An Island to Call Home Ant Atoll is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, one of the most im- portant seabird nesting islands in Micronesia, and home to a newly described endemic Blind Snake (Ramphotyphlops adoce- tus). However, invasive species present on the atoll are negatively impacting these and other native species. Removal of invasive species is required to protect these rare and native species from the threat of extinction.

In July 2012, Island Conservation joined a research team from the College of Micronesia and the University of Missouri to assess the status and distribution of invasive species throughout the atoll, as well as to measure key ecosystem factors like the presence and density of bird, crab, and plant species. This and other scien- Left: Biologist Marie-Hélène Burle bands a Tuamotu Sandpiper to help study and monitor the bird’s behavior. Right: Atoll Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus coralensis) in the tific data previously collected will inform resource management Tuamotu Archipelago. Bottom: Kotuetue Atoll in French Polynesia. Opposite Page: actions to protect this globally significant conservation area. Photo: Marie-Hélène Burle, Simon Fraser University

11 Financial 2012 Support

Report Individuals

Foundations and Organizations

Contracts Support Support Individuals 1,423,551 Foundations and Organizations 1,657,500 Other Income Contracts 2,278,576 Other Income 481,743

Total Revenue 5,841,370 Programmatic and Prog 2010–2012 Programmatic Investment Operational Expenses Exp Program Services North American Region 1,552,314 (includes Palmyra Atoll) South American Region 1,382,055 Caribbean Region 1,002,209 (includes Desecheo Island) Southwest Pacific Region 360,380 Conservation Science 336,960 Innovation Program 51,115 Small Islands, Big Difference 705,350

Total Program Services 5,390,383

Supporting Services Development 325,174 (4%) 2010 2011 2012 Management & General 900,715 (14%)

Total Supporting Services 1,225,889 North American Region Caribbean Region Conservation Science (includes Palmyra Atoll) (includes Desecheo Island) Total Expenses 6,616,272 South American Region Southwest Pacific Region Innovation Program

Small Islands, Big Difference

2013 Board of Directors Advisory Board

David Hartwell, Chair Richard McCombs Paul Ehrlich David Quammen Bellcomb Technologies, Inc. Stanford University Author and Journalist Angus Parker John Dawson, Vice-chair & Treasurer José Sarukhán Kermez Peter Raven Ingrid Parker Dawson Family Foundation Institute of Ecology, UNAM Missouri Botanical Garden University of California, Santa Cruz Stephanie McAuliffe, Secretary Russell Mittermeier Michael Soulé Daniel Simberloff Conservation International University of California, Santa Cruz Jonathan Hoekstra University of Tennessee, Knoxville World Wildlife Fund Harold Mooney Edward O. Wilson Mike Sweeney Stanford University Harvard University

12 2012 Supporters Anonymous Janet Eyre Susan McGreevy Walter C. Sedgwick Miranda Allen-Bower David and Carol Finkelstein National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Dan Simberloff Stephen Aronson Solon and Diane Finkelstein Newman’s Own Foundation Todd Skelton and Marina Ramon Mark and Leslie Beauchamp Alexis Forbes Thomas and Irene Oberbauer South Georgia Heritage Trust Joe Beek Glinton, Sweeting and O’Brien Corporate Lynn Oberg Ruth Steinberg Bell Laboratories, Inc. Services Oiled Wildlife Care Network Peter Steinberg Scott R. Benson The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Open Door Foundation Larisa Stephan Scott Birkey Charitable Trust The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Mike Sweeney BOARDnetWORK Jon Hoekstra and Jennifer Steele Ingrid Parker and Greg Gilbert John Swenson The Bobolink Foundation Bryan Kaye Parks Stephen Thal William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation Janning and Scott Kennedy Bruce Posthumus University of Minnesota Anthony Brake The Kingfisher Foundation Price, Postel, and Parma LLP Kathryn Waldman Janis Buckelew Laurie and Eric Kutter, in honor of Jon John and Evelyn Readdie William Waldman and Olivia Millard Russel Caflisch Hoekstra Buffy Redsecker Joseph Walter Cassidy Turley Commercial Real Estate Frans Lanting and Chris Eckstrom RJM Foundation Cecile Walters Services Jen Lape Alfred Roca Willow Grove Foundation Yvon Chouinard Llagas Foundation Laurel Rohrer Wolf Creek Charitable Foundation Coastal Conservation Andrew Luk Jennifer Rycenga Brenda Worden Donnie and Jackie Dann MacKinnon Family Foundation Salesforce.com Foundation Shawn Zack Arthur Vining Davis Foundation Don Macnaughtan Sandler Foundation Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Dawson Family Fund, an advised fund March Foundation Sansone Company, Inc. Fund of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Stephanie McAuliffe and Sheree Rife Peter Schuyler Environmental Awareness Group Richard McCombs Susan Scott and Craig Thomas

2012 Partners Agencia de Regulación y Control de la Grupo Ecología de Islas Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge University of California, Santa Cruz Bioseguridad y Cuarentena para Galápagos Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Oiled Wildlife Care Network University of Missouri—Columbia American Bird Conservancy Haida Heritage Site Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit University of North Carolina Angaur State Government, Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Pacific Invasives Initiative U.S. Air Force Arthur Rylah Institute Resources Pacific Islands Partnership U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Bahamas National Trust HeliOtago, New Zealand Palau Animal Welfare Society U.S. —Channel Islands BC Parks Houston Zoo Palau Bureau of Agriculture National Park Bell Laboratories, Inc Institute for Wildlife Studies Palau Conservation Society U.S. Navy Biodiversity Research Institute Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad, Chile Palau National Invasive Species Council USDA—APHIS, Wildlife Services, National BirdLife International Conservation Caucus Palmyra Atoll Research Consortium Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, CO BirdLife International Foundation (ICCF) Parks Canada USDA—APHIS, Wildlife Services, National Sandra Buckner International Union for Conservation of Pathfinder Aviation Wildlife Research Center, Hilo, HI. California Department of Fish and Wildlife— Nature Invasive Species Specialist Group Pohnpei Department of Marine Resources USDA—Caribbean Islands Office Office of Spill Prevention and Response Dr. John B. Iverson, Dept. of Biology, Powerboat Adventures USFWS—Alaska Maritime National California State Coastal Conservancy Earlham College PRBO Conservation Science Wildlife Refuge Canadian Wildlife Service Juan Fernández Islands Conservancy, Puerto Rico Dept. of Environment and USFWS—Caribbean Islands National Central South Island Helicopters Oikonos Natural Resources Wildlife Refuge Complex Charles Darwin Foundation Junta Parroquial “Isla Santa María,” Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority USFWS—Division of Migratory Bird Coastal Conservation Action Lab at UCSC Kaho’olawe Island Reserve Commission Puerto Rico Ornithological Society Management College of Micronesia Kauai Endangered Species Recovery Quatsino First Nation USFWS—Ecological Services in the Conservacionistas de las Islas Juan Project Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Caribbean Fernández Koror State Government, Palau (RSPB) USFWS—International Affairs Conservation Society of Palau Landcare Research, Inc. Simon Fraser University USFWS—Invasive Species Program Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Board Sociedad Ornitológica de la Hispaniola USFWS—National Wildlife Refuge System Secretariat Mayagüez Zoo Sonora Desert Museum USFWS—Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF) Micronesia Regional Invasive Species Tamarak Ventures Ltd. (R/V Aquila) Office Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) Council The Nature Conservancy—Alaska USFWS—Pacific Remote Islands Marine Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ministerio del Medio Ambiente, Chile The Nature Conservancy—Australia National Monument Ambientales, Puerto Rico Ministerio del Medio Ambiente y Recursos The Nature Conservancy—Hawaii USFWS—Pacific SW Region (Region 8) Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust Naturales, Republica Dominicana The Raptor Center, University of Minnesota USFWS—Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife EcoGene Municipalidad de Juan Fernández Tides Foundation Refuge Environment Canada National Fish and Wildlife Foundation TierraMar Consulting USFWS—San Francisco Bay National Environmental Awareness Group National Invasive Species Council (NISC) Tlatlasikwala First Nation Wildlife Refuge Complex Fort Worth Zoo National Tropical Botanical Garden United Nations Development Program, Chile USFWS—SE Region (Region 4) Galápagos Conservancy Native Range, Inc. United Nations Environmental Program, White Buffalo, Inc. Galápagos National Park, Ecuador New Zealand Dept. of Conservation— Caribbean Wildlife Conservation Society, Latin Peter Garden Island Eradication Advisory Group Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile America Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Flora and Fauna Society University of California, Berkeley Zoológico de Puerto Rico, Dr. Juan A. Rivero Global Island Partnership (GLISPA) North Carolina State University University of California, Davis 13 A Global Glance Islands Restored and Current Projects

Each orange dot on this map represents completed island restoration projects, with larger dots representing multiple islands in one area. To date, we’ve deployed scientists to 52 islands worldwide to protect 994 populations of 389 species.

Each yellow dot represents an island where we are currently working to save threatened plants and animals from extinction. www.islandconservation.org

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