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The latest updates from the Island-Ocean Connection Challenge (IOCC) and its projects, people, and progress.
Tonga’s Late Island Shows Promising Results with Surge in Seabird Populations
It’s been nearly a year since the Kingdom of Tonga carried out a ground-breaking mission to restore and re-wild Late Island by eradicating invasive rats, potentially marking it as the largest rat-free island in the Pacific.
Dawn of New Era: Kingdom of Tonga Undertakes Historic Conservation Milestone
In a groundbreaking conservation initiative, Late Island in the Kingdom of Tonga stands as potentially the largest island in the Pacific to have been cleared of invasive rats, setting a remarkable benchmark for similar endeavors across the globe.