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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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Sheep on Marion Island

A team of researchers from SAEF (Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future, An Australian Research Council Special Research Initiative) has published the most complete and up-to-date dataset of alien species in the Antarctic region.    SAEF indicates this dataset “provides information on the identity, localities, establishment, eradication status, dates of introduction, habitat, and impact. It shows most […]

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Romario Valentine helps MFM

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 […]