Romario Valentine's Xmas appeal via BackaBuddy for the Mouse-Free Marion Project is now live at https://mousefreemarion.org/eleven-year-old-romario-valentines-seabirds-christmas-gift-campaign-aims-to-raise-r-10-000-for-the-mouse-free-marion-project/. Please consider supporting this important initiative by making a donation at https://www.backabuddy.co.za/champion/project/romarios-seabirds-christmas-gift.
Vote to save Marion Island’s sea birds!
The Mouse-Free Marion Project that aims to eradicate the sub-Antarctic island’s “killer mice” has recently made it to the shortlist of the category ‘Wild Places’ and is in the final round to be awarded funding by the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) which would contribute to the project’s goal. The shortlisted projects go through a public voting … Continue reading Vote to save Marion Island’s sea birds!
MARION REVISITED…Predators with wings…
The Marine Apex Predator Research Unit (MAPRU) at Nelson Mandela University focuses on all things related to marine top predators. If you are interested to hear more about what it is like to spend a year on the sub-Antarctic Marion Island, read more here...
MARION REVISITED: THE SEAL OF APPROVAL…
If working with marine mammals interests you, then click on the link below to read more about what life as a sealer on Marion Island entails. A couple of past sealers (Michael Voysey, Welly Qwabe, Liezl Pretorius and Sean Evans) share their stories...
MARION REVISITED: ENVIRONMENTAL WARRIORS OF NOTE…
Are you someone that absolutely loves nature and would do anything to protect the natural world from unnecessary threats? Read more about what the job as Environmental Conservation Officer on Marion Island entails as the ECOs remember their year on the island...
Marion Revisited…”Good morning, the weather for today…”
Ever wondered how the data behind weather predictions are collected? Read more here...
MARION REVISITED…MARION UNDERGROUND…
Does working mostly at night on a sub-Antarctic island, where the word "cold" takes on a completely new meaning, sound crazy to you? Well, this is exactly what these brave NMU birders face on Marion Island.
Marion Revisited: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the plants of Marion
Plant ecology... ecophysiology... broad-scale ecosystem dynamics... fine-scale responses to climate change... all in a day's work for the Marion Botanists!
Marion Revisited: O for the C…meet the O&C Birders!
If working with seabirds on a little isolated island appeals to you, read more here...
PhD Position – Marion Island
Dr Greve from the University of Pretoria is currently advertising a PhD project investigating the diversity in plants, and fungal communities associated with plants. This project will assess the patterns and ecological drivers of these communities at different spatial scales on sub-Antarctic Marion Island. The work will provide insight into the role of different abiotic … Continue reading PhD Position – Marion Island
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