Conservation News
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
Efforts to eradicate the menacing rat continue
By Vatapuia Maiava
February 4, 2019
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.
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© CI/Roderic Mast
Helping our ocean’s gentle, shy and harmless giant
By Vatapuia Maiava
January 27, 2019
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.
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© Kseniya Ragozina
Easy-going Tilapia — alleviating marine pressures on Samoa’s fisheries
By Vatapuia Maiava
January 13, 2019
Whether fresh, frozen, or canned, fish is crucial to the Samoan diet, which makes protecting this resource an important task.
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The dangers of the invasive Little Fire Ant to Samoa
By Vatapuia Maiava
January 6, 2019
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.
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