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1: Tug Arrives to Help Re-float Oil Rig - Tristan (Conservation) - 31.12.2006

The process of removing an oil rig stranded at Tristan da Cunha has begun.

2: International Albatross and Petrel Workshop to be Held in the Falklands: Day One and Two - Tristan (Conservation) - 10.03.2006

A full programme of events awaits the people who will be attending this vital workshop.

3: Appointment of Tristan da Cunha's Conservation Officer - Tristan (Conservation) - 15.12.2005

Simon Glass has been appointed Tristan da Cunha's Conservation Officer. Photo (c) Sarah Glass (Tristan Times) On the left Rodney Green and on the right, Conservation Officer, Simon Glass holding the winch so flax can be removed. Yellow Nosed Albatross (Thalassarche Chlorohynchos) are monitored at four sites on Nightingale Island, with approximately 850 counted and 100 chicks ringed each year.

4: A Conservation Project on Nightingale Island - Tristan (Conservation) - 10.01.2005

Nightingale Island is one of the most important breeding sites for seabirds in the Southern Ocean. The current project will produce a management plan for Nightingale and will implement the practical conservation of the plan. Photos (c) James Glass (Tristan Times)

5: UNESCO Praises Tristan's Conservation Efforts - Tristan (Conservation) - 13.07.2004

Tristan da Cunha’s conservation efforts have been praised at the 28th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, held in Suzhou, China. Photo (c) J. Brock (SARTMA-TdC) Inaccessible Island is one of Unesco's latest World Heritage Sites.

6: Stamps Draw Attention to Albatross Extinction - S.Atlantic (Conservation) - 24.10.2003

Cambridge, UK - The Falkland Islands are focussing attention on the plight of their Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophrys, now one of the fastest-declining albatross species, by releasing a set of commemorative stamps.