{"id":7807,"date":"2022-11-10T11:26:39","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T11:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/?p=7807"},"modified":"2022-11-10T13:36:19","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T13:36:19","slug":"the-mouse-free-marion-project-wins-funding-to-eradicate-albatross-killing-mice-following-a-public-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/2022\/11\/10\/the-mouse-free-marion-project-wins-funding-to-eradicate-albatross-killing-mice-following-a-public-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mouse-Free Marion Project wins funding to eradicate albatross-killing mice following a public vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>The Mouse-Free Marion Project\u2019s campaign worked hard through social media with daily postings to Facebook and Instagram; a gam of juvenile Wandering Albatrosses displaying on Marion Island; photograph by Tom Peschak<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Last month the <a href=\"https:\/\/mousefreemarion.org\/\">Mouse-Free Marion Project<\/a> made it into the final round of the 2022 European Outdoor Conservation Association\u2019s (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eocaconservation.org\/\">EOCA<\/a>) latest project funding vote. &nbsp;Listed with three other short-listed projects in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eocaconservation.org\/project-voting-category.cfm?catid=3\">\u2018Wild Places\u2019 Category<\/a>, the MFM Project needed to win the most public votes in order to receive a requested 50 000 Euros (<em>c<\/em>. 900 000 South African Rands) towards the funding critical for its work to ensure the conservation of Marion Island\u2019s seabirds that face the onslaught of introduced House Mice <em>Mus musculus<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7807 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/2022\/11\/10\/the-mouse-free-marion-project-wins-funding-to-eradicate-albatross-killing-mice-following-a-public-vote\/vote-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2022\/11\/Vote-2-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Mouse-free Marion\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2022\/11\/Vote-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2022\/11\/Vote-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2022\/11\/Vote-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2022\/11\/Vote-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2022\/11\/Vote-2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/2022\/11\/10\/the-mouse-free-marion-project-wins-funding-to-eradicate-albatross-killing-mice-following-a-public-vote\/vote-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2022\/11\/Vote-3-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Mouse-free Marion\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2022\/11\/Vote-3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2022\/11\/Vote-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2022\/11\/Vote-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2022\/11\/Vote-3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2022\/11\/Vote-3.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7810'>\n\t\t\t\tRegular social media postings kept the MFM Project campaign alive.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/2022\/11\/10\/the-mouse-free-marion-project-wins-funding-to-eradicate-albatross-killing-mice-following-a-public-vote\/vote-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2022\/11\/Vote-4-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Mouse-free Marion\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2022\/11\/Vote-4-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2022\/11\/Vote-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2022\/11\/Vote-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2022\/11\/Vote-4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2022\/11\/Vote-4.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>What followed was a targeted campaign that saw the MFM Project receive widespread support from across South Africa and globally. &nbsp;The project\u2019s social media and email campaigns reached thousands of people and posts were shared by partner institutions, families, friends and project supporters, and talks were given to interested groups. The call to vote was shared by South African university research groups working across the marine space and in the sub-Antarctic and Antarctic regions.<\/p>\n<p>EOCA has now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eocaconservation\">announced<\/a> the results of the Wild Places Category and out of the four short-listed candidates, the \u201cMouse-Free Marion: &#8211; Saving Marion Island\u2019s Seabirds\u201d has been informed it won with 45.1% of the 8121 votes cast.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-7807 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/2022\/11\/10\/the-mouse-free-marion-project-wins-funding-to-eradicate-albatross-killing-mice-following-a-public-vote\/vote-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2022\/11\/Vote-5-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-7822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2022\/11\/Vote-5-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2022\/11\/Vote-5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2022\/11\/Vote-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2022\/11\/Vote-5-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/antarcticlegacy\/files\/2022\/11\/Vote-5.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-7822'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Mouse-Free Marion Project expresses its thanks to its many supporters, Wandering Albatrosses display on Marion Island; photograph by Sean Evans.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The Mouse-Free Marion Project writes: \u201cThe support that the MFM Project received was incredible. &nbsp;We thank each and every person who voted for Marion Island\u2019s seabirds, whether it was sharing a social media post, forwarding an email or sending us an encouraging message. &nbsp;This funding, although only a small part of what is needed to conduct the eradication of invasive mice on Marion Island, will help enormously towards reaching our funding goal. &nbsp;We encourage those who would like to keep up with project progress to sign up to our <a href=\"https:\/\/mousefreemarion.org\/publications\/\">newsletter<\/a> and to follow our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100064620942284\">social media accounts<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With thanks to Robyn Adams, Communications Officer, Mouse-Free Marion Project.<\/p>\n<p><em>John Cooper, News Correspondent, Mouse-Free Marion Project, 10 November 2022<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mouse-Free Marion Project\u2019s campaign worked hard through social media with daily postings to Facebook and Instagram; a gam of juvenile Wandering Albatrosses displaying on Marion Island; photograph by Tom Peschak Last month the Mouse-Free Marion Project made it into the final round of the 2022 European Outdoor Conservation Association\u2019s (EOCA) latest project funding vote. 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