Marion Island
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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…
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…
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
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
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
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