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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 […]

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ConservationInternational Celebration DayMarion Island

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Today on 2nd February International Wetlands day is celebrated with the theme for 2024, ‘It’s Time for Wetlands Restoration”. Prince Edward Islands, that include Marion Island and Prince Edward Islands is declared as RAMSAR site 1688. Read more about the management of these wetlands in the Prince Edward Islands Management plan, the Prince Edward Island […]

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ConservationEnvironmentMarion IslandMice EradicationNewsPrince Edward IslandsSouthern OceanSub-Antarctic

Romario Valentine helps MFM

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Romario’s Seabirds Christmas Gift campaign more than doubles its target for the Mouse-Free Marion Project! Eleven-year-old Romario Valentine’s Seabirds Christmas Gift campaign for Marion Island’s beleaguered albatrosses has raised over R 20 000, more than double the R 10 000 he aimed to raise for the Mouse-Free Marion Project. The total amount received of R […]

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