Month: November 2021

Bird Conservation International publishes our paper on the benefits to endangered endemic birds of eradicating Common Mynas from Denis Island, Seychelles.

November 26, 2021

Common Mynas are native to south-east Asia but over the past two-hundred or so years birds have been taken from there and introduced to other countries, especially to tropical oceanic islands in all of the three major oceans, but also to South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The Common Myna’s scientific name is Acridotheres tristis. … More Bird Conservation International publishes our paper on the benefits to endangered endemic birds of eradicating Common Mynas from Denis Island, Seychelles.

Red-footed Boobies nest for the first time on Bird Island

November 1, 2021

Accounts of Bird Island by some of the earliest European visitors suggested that Masked and Brown Boobies were breeding. Masked Boobies continued to do so until the 1930s but human appetites and alteration of the island’s vegetation doubtless contributed to their disappearance. Both species nested on the ground, rendering them highly vulnerable to human predation, … More Red-footed Boobies nest for the first time on Bird Island