The wandering albatrosses of Marion Island can't defend themselves against an invasive mice population that devours birds alive, but conservationists say a rodenticide 'bomb' could save them. When you ...

Islands are biodiversity hotspots. They only make up 5 percent of the world’s land mass, but they are home to 20 percent of its bird, reptile, and plant species, many of which are endangered. So, what ...

Albatrosses on a far-flung South African island are being eaten by mice - Copyright AFP STR Albatrosses on a far-flung South African island are being eaten by mice ...

Help is on the way for the birds of Marion Island, an uninhabited South African territory about 2,000 km (1,250 miles) southeast of Cape Town. Invasive mice are eating the island’s 29 avian species ...