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Marion Island is one of the most remote islands on Earth

Marion Island team to be evacuated after polar diesel shortage delays SA Agulhas II voyage

The environment minister has ordered the evacuation of the Marion Island overwintering team after shortages of fuel additives delayed the SA Agulhas II relief voyage to the…

Marion Island is one of the most remote islands on Earth

From Indonesia to the Southern Ocean: Marion Island’s growing plastic problem

A new 30-year study reveals that Marion Island, one of the most remote islands on Earth, is increasingly littered with plastic bottles and caps drifting thousands of kilometres…

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A wandering albatross pair at Marion Island.
(Chris Oosthuizen)

Tests confirm presence of high pathogenicity avian flu on South Africa’s Marion Island

Six bird species have been infected on the remote sub-Antarctic island

The chick after the mouse attack that wounded it’s neck

Invasive mice on Marion Island eat rare seabird chicks, sparking eradication effort

The rodents’ population is increasing and, as their usual food sources become scarce, they are feeding on vulnerable species such as the wandering albatross

Seabirds, many of them globally threatened, are sitting ducks for the rodents who are eating them alive
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R450m project to remove invasive mice from Marion Island

Seabirds, many of them globally threatened, are sitting ducks for the rodents who are eating them alive

Romario Valentine’s Seabirds Christmas Gift for Marion Island campaign raised R20 530, more than double the R10 000 that the eco-warrior initially set out to raise, to help the conservation efforts of seabirds.

Child’s campaign to save seabirds from invasive mice takes flight

Eco-warrior Romario Valentine’s efforts have been recognised by the government and BirdLife SA