Remove the rats. The seabirds come back. The reef recovers. 🐦🪸
New research from Scripps Institution of Oceanography shows that just one year after invasive rats were removed from Ulong Island in Palau, ecosystems on land and sea were already responding:
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Seabirds are in crisis as climate change shifts fish populations and brings deadly heatwaves. PhD candidate Aspen Ellis is leading efforts to protect them—bridging seabird conservation with offshore wind energy at UC Santa Cruz. Saving wildlife means fighting climate change.
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Thank you to WSC4 Sponsor BirdLife International
As the world's largest partnership for nature conservation, BirdLife International works across borders to protect birds, biodiversity, and the natural systems on which we all depend.
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Join the USGS Friday's Findings webinar on 12 June to learn how more than 20 years of research on Cassin's Auklets is helping scientists understand ocean warming and guide seabird conservation.
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Huge thanks to Pūlama Lānaʻi for supporting #WSC4! Their commitment to cherishing Lānaʻi’s nature and culture helps make our work possible. Discover more about their story on their website.
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🌊 Hobart is the seabird capital of the world! See iconic albatrosses & more just an hour offshore. Join us at #WSC4, 7–11 Sept 2026 in Tasmania. Thanks, @australia, for supporting this video. #WSC4 #MeetInAus 🐦
How closely do Tāiko/Westland petrels overlap with fishing vessels, and does overlap equal bycatch risk?
Four years of tracking plus fisheries data show tāiko stay in Aotearoa/New Zealand year‑round, overlapping domestic fisheries.
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Thank you to Wildlife Acoustics for sponsoring #WSC4 and supporting seabird research!
Wildlife Acoustics leads in bioacoustics tech, helping researchers study wildlife sounds worldwide.
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The California least tern was one of the first species protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
FOX 5 San Diego & KUSI spoke with Andrew Meyer of the San Diego Bird Alliance about the challenges facing this endangered seabird and the efforts to help secure its future.
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🌊 Join the global seabird community at WSC4, the 4th World Seabird Conference, hosted by the World Seabird Union in Hobart, Tasmania, 7–11 September 2026.
⏰ Early-bird registration closes 12 June 2026, don't miss out!
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