RSPBDec 14, 20212 minNews Update: Mouse found on GoughToday, Tuesday 14 December, the Gough Island Restoration Team is devastated to report that following the mouse eradication attempt...
Adam Naylor, RZSS Veterinary SurgeonNov 18, 20214 minA veterinary adventureI first became involved in the Gough Island Restoration Programme over seven years ago when the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland...
Sophie ThomasOct 18, 20213 min2021: a mixed bag for Tristan albatrossesEvery year our Overwintering Team conduct their ‘round island’ count at this time to establish how many Tristan albatross chicks survived...
Amy KingOct 16, 20214 minCaring for Gough's land birds come rain, wind and snow...Ever since my pal worked on Gough Island, it had been a place I had hoped I would one day be able to visit, especially with a love for...
Pete McClellandSep 10, 20216 minNow, we waitAs I sit back in Cape Town waiting for my flight home to New Zealand, it’s a great thought to consider that we’ve actually done it –...
RSPBAug 23, 20214 minSafeguarding Gough's land birdsAs a penguinologist, RSPB’s Conservation Scientist Antje Steinfurth gets to visit some fascinating and far-flung places. Her latest...
Sophie ThomasAug 4, 20213 minPreviously on Gough...It’s hard now to believe that when scientists first wondered if mice could be behind the new wounds being seen on Tristan albatrosses it...
Dr Hareen De SilvaJul 30, 20215 minThe Human ElementMy main job is a General Practitioner (GP) working in London, UK, so I spend most of my days with an abundance of human contact, whether...
Kim StevensJun 26, 20213 minAnd then there were 47!Upon our arrival on Gough Island at the end of September 2020, the three of us in the overwintering field team had to dive headfirst into...
Dr Araceli SamaniegoJun 10, 20213 minPreparing for winterGuest blog by Dr Araceli Samaniego (Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research) I enjoy, and I feel I need to, eat spicy food. I’m Mexican. The...
Noé Silva EstudilloJun 3, 20215 minA long wait to reconnect in one of the most remote places on earthGuest blog by Noé Silva Estudillo, Technical Director, Grupo de Ecología y Conservación de Islas, A.C. Noé on a reconnaissance flight...
Dr Araceli SamaniegoMay 22, 20213 min'Rediscovering this day' – International Day for Biological DiversityGuest blog by Dr Araceli Samaniego (Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research) This morning, my phone reminded me that 6 years ago I was with my...
Wes JolleyMay 20, 20213 minOne man’s sparrow is another man’s albatross!Guest blog by Wes Jolley (Island Conservation) This is my first time in South Africa, and one of my hopes to keep me sane during...
Kim StevensApr 28, 20213 minFirst confirmed death of adult Tristan albatross due to house miceThe two ‘round-island’ counts that we do as the Overwintering Team on Gough Island are usually one of the highlights of our year. We go...
Antje SteinfurthJan 20, 20216 minHappy Penguin Awareness Day!It is Penguin Awareness Day, a day not to celebrate how undeniably cute they are but to create much needed awareness of their precarious...
Laura BeasleyDec 18, 20205 minCelebrating Christmas on one of the world’s most remote islands Secret Santa, tinned vegetables and pecan pie Gough Island might be a tiny speck in the Atlantic Ocean, but that doesn’t mean it’s beyond...
Laura BeasleyNov 26, 20202 minRSPB Council gives the go ahead for 2021 restoration operationFollowing the postponement of the Gough Island Restoration operation this year due to Covid-19, RSPB council trustees met on Tuesday...
Laura BeasleyNov 18, 20202 minTristan albatross breeding success in 2020Having turned from balls of fluff into 10kg chicks over the past 8 months, this year’s Tristan albatrosses are finally getting ready to...
Laura BeasleyNov 4, 20205 minWelcome Kim, Von and Roelf, our new Field Assistant team on Gough Island!Our journey from being appointed as the new RSPB field team to our first day on Gough Island has felt like a long one – perhaps due to...
Laura BeasleyOct 23, 20205 minGoodbye (for now) to Chris, Michelle and AlexisWe wrote this blog before hearing about the sinking of the MFV Geo Searcher off the north coast of Gough Island. We are relieved to hear...