Conservation News

With Samoa now a little over a week into the nationwide ban on single-use plastic bags and straws, many are left wondering just what the future of Samoa will bring.

Creeping around the house, getting into and contaminating stored food, spreading various diseases, gnawing at anything and everything they can find, and just overall being a pest — most people can agree that rats can be a real nuisance.

There are seven species of marine turtles in the world, and most of them are classified as endangered or critically endangered on the International Union Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red list.

Whether fresh, frozen, or canned, fish is crucial to the Samoan diet, which makes protecting this resource an important task.

With the threat of the invasive Little Fire Ant now at Samoa’s doorstep, Samoa’s biosecurity team is on high alert with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment leading the charge with various awareness campaigns.