Suwarrow Blog 20 – A bright future for conservation in the Cook Islands
In the final blog of the epic trip, the team arrive back to Rarotonga to delight in the luxuries that they've missed over the past six weeks, reflect on the impacts of the modern world, and look towards a brighter future for conservation in the Cook Islands...
Continue reading...Suwarrow Blog 19 – Tacking towards home
Friday, May 31, 2013
The team is edging their way towards their final destination of Rarotonga in their traditional canoe which is at the mercy of the wind...
Continue reading...Suwarrow Blog 18 – Farewell Suwarrow
Thursday, May 30, 2013
The team have finished their final operation to remove rats from Suwarrow, and are halfway home to Rarotonga on their Vaka...
Continue reading...Suwarrow Blog 17 – Returning to the real world
Monday, May 27, 2013
Today the team reflect on the potential success of their expedition to save Suwarrow’s seabirds, and ready themselves for their return trip to the real world.
Continue reading...Suwarrow blog 16 – A day of rest
Friday, May 24, 2013
Today the team feast with the very welcome visitors to Suwarrow and celebrate some luck with the weather...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...Suwarrow Blog 14 – Breeding season peaks as a moonlit feline stowaway appears
Monday, May 20, 2013
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...
Continue reading...Suwarrow Blog 13 – Larcenous saboteurs and creative crab-chefs
Friday, May 17, 2013
Today the team search for more islets with rat inhabitants and find the inquisitive coconut crabs have a culinary bent...
Continue reading...Suwarrow Blog Twelve – Rainy days and frigatebird dance-offs
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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...
Continue reading...Suwarrow Blog Eleven – Coral moonscapes and cool tropical trade winds
Saturday, May 11, 2013
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...
Continue reading...Suwarrow Blog Nine – Working through the wasps
Sunday, May 5, 2013
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. With the team safely on Suwarrow they get to work preparing for the operation whilst trying to avoid an army of wasps…
Continue reading...Suwarrow Blog Eight – Land ahoy!
Friday, May 3, 2013
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…
Continue reading...Suwarrow Blog Four – A very Pacific voyage
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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…
Continue reading...Suwarrow Blog Two – A beacon of hope
Monday, April 22, 2013
The second of many blogs from award-winning wildlife filmmaker Nick Hayward as he joins a team from BirdLife and Te Ipukarea Society (BirdLife in the Cook Islands) who are preparing spend a month eradicating rats from one of the remotest atolls in the South Pacific. In this blog Nick visits the Takitumu Conservation Area and learns how the Rarotonga Monarch shows how invasive species control can make a significant impact…
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