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Landbird Surveys September 10 to 17

Landbird Surveys September 10 to 17

Ian Hutton|September 19, 2018

A week carrying out landbird surveys as part of pre rodent eradication monitoring. This is the 5th survey and we visited 96 sites for 10 minute bird counts, twice each …

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Friends of Lord Howe Island Weeding ecotour August 2018

Friends of Lord Howe Island Weeding ecotour August 2018

Ian Hutton|September 19, 2018

10 people along for this week to assist with conservation on the island. Some very productive work removing Sea Spurge form the beaches, including an area that has not yet …

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Beetle week July 2018

Beetle week July 2018

Ian Hutton|September 11, 2018

In July the Lord Howe Island Museum and Australian Museum as part of Conservation Volunteers program ran a Beetle Week. Dr Chris Reid from A. M. and I led the …

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Victoria University Island Biology Field trip July 2018

Victoria University Island Biology Field trip July 2018

Ian Hutton|September 11, 2018

Thirteen students from Victoria University Wellington New Zealand came to the island for a week to go out into the field and observe, measure and test the various Island Biology …

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June 2018 Friends weeding ecotour

June 2018 Friends weeding ecotour

Ian Hutton|September 11, 2018

This was the 84th Friends of Lord Howe Island weeding trip. Twenty-two People came along, and hours was contributed to conservation on the island. A variety of weed species were …

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May 2108 ABC Gardening Show  visit

May 2108 ABC Gardening Show visit

Ian Hutton|September 11, 2018

In May the team from ABC Gardening show visited the Island filming segments for screenng tbis year. The three stories filmed were – an overview of the Island and its …

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April 2018 shearwater plastic research

April 2018 shearwater plastic research

Ian Hutton|September 11, 2018

This April 2018 shearwater research fortnight was a busy one – we processed about 180 birds – either lavarging to monitor plastic, or necropsy dead ones to see what plastic …

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Birdweek March 2018

Birdweek March 2018

Ian Hutton|September 11, 2018

March is an excellent time for birds on the island – most of our summer seabirds are still on the island, and the Providence petrels have just returned for winter …

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Inaugural Sea Slug census February 2018

Inaugural Sea Slug census February 2018

Ian Hutton|September 6, 2018

In conjunction with the National Marine Science Institute at Coffs Harbour we ran the first Sea Slug census for Lord Howe Island. Over the weekend locals and visitors took part …

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Shark Research February 2018

Shark Research February 2018

Ian Hutton|September 6, 2018

In February researchers from WA University, led by Jonathan Mitchell, were on the Island to carry out the first detailed study of the Galapagos whaler shark here. This is the …

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