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 remote sub-Antarctic base
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 across the Indian Ocean
Six bird species have been infected on the remote sub-Antarctic island
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
Eco-warrior Romario Valentine’s efforts have been recognised by the government and BirdLife SA