heritageHistoryLegacyPreservePrince Edward Islands

Have you ever landed  on Prince Edward Island? Please get in touch  via email to pei.visitors@gmail.com Maëlle Connan, David Hedding and Bruce Dyer are running an initiative to compile an updated list of people who have visited Prince Edward Island. The current Management Plan for the Prince Edward Islands Special Nature Reserve permits visits of […]

AntarcticaGough IslandLegacyMarion IslandNews

The S.A. Agulhas made news on 30 January 2024 when the ship was officially handed over to JS Maritime on Tuesday during an on-board ceremony attended by transport minister Sindisiwe Chikunga. The S.A. Agulhas was South Africa’s polar research vessel. She was in service for more than thirty years (1978 – April 2012) and has […]

BiodiversityConservationEnvironmentHistoryMarion IslandMice EradicationNews

The Prince Edward Island 2023 Expedition members smile for the camera, with the S.A. Agulhas II offshore. Photo Credit: David Hedding South Africa’s sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands, consisting of Marion Island and Prince Edward Island (PEI), were declared a Special Nature Reserve in 1995.  Together, they form an internationally important breeding site for a diversity […]