Island Conservation and Tetiaroa Society have joined forces to remove invasive rats from Tetiaroa Atoll, restoring the local ecosystem and creating a global model for ridge to reef conservation.
Tetiaroa Atoll boasts one of the Pacific’s healthiest, and comparatively in-tact coral reef and terrestrial tropical ecosystems. A rich diversity of seabirds nest in native Pisonia trees, while sea turtles, reef sharks, and fish thrive in the surrounding waters. Still, invasive species and climate change threaten the native wildlife, putting these once pristine ecosystems at risk along with atolls across the region.
As part of its Tetiaroa Atoll Restoration Program, Tetiaroa Society and Island Conservation are carrying out a major conservation intervention on Tetiaroa, French Polynesia. The program aims to restore seabird populations and to establish Tetiaroa as a sanctuary for seabirds, Green Sea Turtles, coconut crabs, other native invertebrates, and endangered, regionally endemic bird species.
Restoring Tetiaroa Atoll from Ridge to Reef - Island Conservation
Tetiaroa Atoll boasts one of the Pacific’s healthiest, and comparatively in-tact coral reef and terrestrial tropical ecosystems. A rich diversity of seabirds nest in native Pisonia trees, while sea turtles, reef sharks, and fish thrive in the surrounding waters. Still, invasive species and climate change threaten the native wildlife, putting these once pristine ecosystems at risk along with atolls across the region.
As part of its Tetiaroa Atoll Restoration Program, Tetiaroa Society and Island Conservation are carrying out a major conservation intervention on Tetiaroa, French Polynesia. The program aims to restore seabird populations and to establish Tetiaroa as a sanctuary for seabirds, Green Sea Turtles, coconut crabs, other native invertebrates, and endangered, regionally endemic bird species.
Restoring Tetiaroa Atoll from Ridge to Reef - Island Conservation