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Suwarrow Blog 15 – A flotilla on the lagoon and Moon’s future decided

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Today the team hope the weather won’t be against them again as they eye their impending departure date with a new crew member...

Suwarrow Blog 14 – Breeding season peaks as a moonlit feline stowaway appears

Monday, May 20, 2013

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Today the crew are gathering seabird survey results, watching out for ominous rainclouds and wondering at the provenance of the newest resident to emerge from the shadows...

Suwarrow Blog 13 – Larcenous saboteurs and creative crab-chefs

Friday, May 17, 2013

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Today the team search for more islets with rat inhabitants and find the inquisitive coconut crabs have a culinary bent...

Suwarrow Blog Twelve – Rainy days and frigatebird dance-offs

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

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Suwarrow Blog Twelve – Rainy days and frigatebird dance-offs

The latest blog from wildlife filmmaker Nick Hayward as he joins a team from BirdLife and Te Ipukarea Society (BirdLife in the Cook Islands) eradicating rats from Suwarrow – a seabird mecca in the South Pacific. Wet weather has brought with it some bad news for the operation...

Suwarrow Blog Eleven – Coral moonscapes and cool tropical trade winds

Saturday, May 11, 2013

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Suwarrow Blog Eleven – Coral moonscapes and cool tropical trade winds

The latest blog from wildlife filmmaker Nick Hayward as he joins a team from BirdLife and Te Ipukarea Society (BirdLife in the Cook Islands) eradicating rats from Suwarrow – a seabird mecca in the South Pacific. Today the team reclaim their machete from a robber crab and enjoy the ‘modern’ comforts of Anchorage while contemplating a new departure date...

Suwarrow Blog Eight – Land ahoy!

Friday, May 3, 2013

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The latest blog from wildlife filmmaker Nick Hayward as he joins a team from BirdLife and Te Ipukarea Society (BirdLife in the Cook Islands) eradicating rats from Suwarrow – a seabird mecca in the South Pacific. Today they land on Suwarrow and are welcomed by swarms of seabirds, sharks and crabs…

Suwarrow Blog Seven – All at sea

Thursday, May 2, 2013

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The latest blog from wildlife filmmaker Nick Hayward as he joins a team from BirdLife and Te Ipukarea Society (BirdLife in the Cook Islands) eradicating rats from Suwarrow – a seabird mecca in the South Pacific. During this latest blog the team are out at sea and dealing with breaking tow-ropes, noisy generators and Cookie-cutter Sharks…

Suwarrow Blog Six – Setting sail

Monday, April 29, 2013

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The latest blog from wildlife filmmaker Nick Hayward as he joins a team from BirdLife and Te Ipukarea Society (BirdLife in the Cook Islands) eradicating rats from Suwarrow – a seabird mecca in the South Pacific. Today the team have finally left Rarotonga’s main harbour and are heading north hoping to spy Sperm whales...

Suwarrow Blog Five – A motley crew and mixed cargoes

Saturday, April 27, 2013

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Suwarrow Blog Five – A motley crew and mixed cargoes

Today the team finish loading the Southern Cross, we learn that Ian loves eggs, and that Nick feels like he’s living in a childhood adventure book…

Plan to save New Zealand seabirds heralds changes to fishing practises

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

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Plan to save New Zealand seabirds heralds changes to fishing practises

BirdLife Partner, Forest & Bird is welcoming the release of a government-approved statement of intent to save native seabirds, including endangered albatrosses and petrels, from being killed by commercial and non-commercial fishing activity...

Suwarrow Blog Four – A very Pacific voyage

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

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Suwarrow Blog Four – A very Pacific voyage

The third of many blogs from wildlife filmmaker Nick Hayward as he joins a team from BirdLife and Te Ipukarea Society (BirdLife in the Cook Islands) eradicating rats from Suwarrow – a seabird mecca in the South Pacific. In this blog the team load their boat with supplies and learn about the traditional canoe which will bring them back…

Suwarrow Blogger – Introducing Nick Hayward

Friday, April 19, 2013

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An introduction to award-winning wildlife filmmaker Nick Hayward who is part of a team from BirdLife and Te Ipukarea Society (BirdLife in the Cook Islands) who are about to spend a month eradicating rats from one of the remotest atolls in the South Pacific...

Massive Marine Protected Area announced in the Southern Indian Ocean

Thursday, April 18, 2013

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Massive Marine Protected Area announced in the Southern Indian Ocean

An enormous Marine Protected Area, one of the largest in the world, has been declared in South Africa’s sub-Antarctic territory, the Prince Edward Islands.

Suwarrow Blog Introduction – Follow BirdLife’s Suwarrow Atoll adventure

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

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Follow live updates from the BirdLife team as they spend a month eradicating rats from one of the remotest atolls in the South Pacific. Suwarrow Atoll, a necklace of remote Cook Islands land forms, has been renowned for many things over the centuries; a Pacific treasure trove, a hermit’s paradise and a birder’s wonderland. It would be perfect except for an invasion of rats....