The reappearance of grey petrels at Macquarie Island is another environmental success story resulting from an ambitious bid to remove all feral cats, rats, rabbits and mice from the island. For the first time since 2018, the island’s wildlife team has spent part of their season surveying grey petrel breeding sites, as wildlife biologist Dr Sarah-Lena Reinhold explains…
Australian Antarctic Program | Press Releases
- US expeditioner retrieved from Antarctica in challenging midwinter rescue
- Winter's return: Grey petrels continue to recolonise Macquarie Island
- Environmental authorisation for Davis research station infrastructure upgrades
- Antarctic Medal recipients announced
- Australian Antarctic Program scientists finalise H5 bird flu findings from Heard Island and McDonald Island voyages
- From flooding to ‘greening’ – how ocean waves contribute to the seasonal melting of Antarctic sea ice
- Analysing ancient air in Antarctic ice cores
- Key contracts awarded for the Macquarie Island Station Project
- AAD calls for public comment on draft Initial Environmental Evaluation: Antarctic Infrastructure Renewal Program – Davis Critical Infrastructure Works
- Australian Antarctic Program completes landmark Heard Island and McDonald Islands Campaign
