2019 June 8 the first of the helicopter bait drops to distribute rodents baits across the cliffs and mountain areas of the island. The culmination of 15 years planning to […]
This week was enjoyed by thirteen people keen to see all of the birds of Lord Howe Island. Good weather allowed all the walks and boat trips to be completed. […]
In July the Lord Howe Island Museum and Australian Museum as part of Conservation Volunteers program ran a Beetle Week. Dr Chris Reid from A. M. and I led the […]
Thirteen students from Victoria University Wellington New Zealand came to the island for a week to go out into the field and observe, measure and test the various Island Biology […]
March is an excellent time for birds on the island – most of our summer seabirds are still on the island, and the Providence petrels have just returned for winter […]
In conjunction with the National Marine Science Institute at Coffs Harbour we ran the first Sea Slug census for Lord Howe Island. Over the weekend locals and visitors took part […]
In September the 3rd Landbird surveys were carried out on the island. This is part of pre-rodent eradication monitoring and was carried out with volunteers from Canberra Ornithological G roup.
In July I travelled to London as guest of Vincent Savolainen Imperial College and gave a seminar on Lord Howe Island at the London Natural History Museum and at Imperial College […]
From 26 April to 10 May we carried out the annual monitoring of plastic impact on the Flesh-footed shearwaters. The Director of Zoos Victoria plus two education staff came along […]
In the week 19 to 26 March, Lord Howe Island Nature Tours hosted a special tour for the Climate Council. The Climate Council is an Australian independent non-profit organisation formed […]