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In 1987, conservationists brought 2 male owls to Norfolk Island for its last surviving female; their descendants later rebuilt the population, but inbreeding still limits recovery

Norfolk Island owls were saved from extinction by a bold conservation effort in 1987. Two male owls were introduced to breed with the last remaining female. This rescue prevented extinction, but the population now suffers from severe inbreeding. Conservationists focus on providing optimal nesting conditions for the existing birds. The…

The Economic Times · Sep 22

In 1986, Australia eradicated rabbits from an island stripped bare by 150 years of grazing; native vegetation and seabird habitat are returning

Phillip Island has undergone a remarkable environmental turnaround following an extensive pest eradication initiative. The island is witnessing a resurgence of native flora and is nurturing thriving colonies of migratory seabirds. Each year, it becomes a safe haven for thousands of seabirds to breed. Ongoing restoration efforts aim to safeguard…

The Times of India · Aug 6

Norfolk Island’s unique corals under triple threat from disease, El Niño and now government-approved dredging

Exclusive: Most of the island’s corals are likely to be species that have not been formally described by science, researcher says

The Guardian - AU · Jul 4

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‘It’s sacred to us’: register of Bounty mutineer’s descendants returns to South Pacific

Pitcairn Register details lives of ‘extraordinarily resilient’ Tahitian women enslaved during notorious mutiny

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19

Penguins, vaccines: Can negotiations save Trump’s oddest tariff targets?

Barely inhabited islands, countries the US enjoys a trade surplus with, and a tariff formula that isn’t about tariffs.

Al Jazeera · Apr 8, 2025

The only business on Australia’s Norfolk Island to face US tariffs

The South Pacific outpost - which was singled out with a 29 per cent tariff - exports nothing to the United States

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025

In the crosshairs of stiff US tariffs, tiny coral islands in the South Pacific and Arctic outposts

The Trump administration appears to be leaving no stone unturned with its sweeping tariffs around the globe, from rocky outcrops home to polar bears in the Arctic to tiny tropical islands to a former British penal colony

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2025

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Trade war with penguins? Trump's tariffs hit some remote targets across the globe

US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs extend to some uninhabitated islands that have no trade and are home only to wildlife.

Euronews · Apr 3, 2025

How Australian scientists brought Norfolk Island’s thumbnail-sized snails back from the brink of extinction

After a slow start, the Campbell’s keeled glass-snails are now breeding like rabbits – or maybe like snails – with plans to reintroduce them to the island

The Guardian - AU · Jul 13, 2024

Lord Howe island faces ‘major’ coral bleaching as ocean temperatures continue to break records

Exclusive: Fears coral bleaching moving south to Lord Howe, Norfolk islands after southern Great Barrier Reef experiences worst heat stress since 1985

The Guardian - AU · Mar 5, 2024

A Norfolk Island pine is the perfect Christmas houseplant – here's how to grow one

This pretty little pine will grace your home for the festive period and beyond

Homes & Gardens · Dec 18, 2023

State and territory ballots will be counted differently at the Voice referendum – is that fair?

When Australians vote on the Voice to Parliament referendum on October 14, ballots from the Northern Territory and the ACT will be treated differently from those of the states. The same goes for votes cast by residents of Norfolk Island, Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

The Conversation · Sep 18, 2023

Norfolk Island hibiscus 'itchy bomb' trees set to be cut down following complaints from neighbour

Twelve Norfolk Island hibiscus trees are facing the chop in Mt Gambier after a woman who built a house next to them complained they were damaging her property and forcing her family to stay inside.

ABC News · Apr 20, 2023

'Wild night' for Norfolk Island as Gabrielle nears

Norfolk Island is bracing for Cyclone Gabrielle to bring gale-force winds and very heavy surf as it reaches the remote Australian territory.

AAP · Feb 10, 2023

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Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2022

Alternatives to traditional Christmas trees: five indoor trees that will survive and thrive beyond the festive period

Worried about the planet, on a budget or low on space? A Christmas tree might not be for you, but you needn’t be a garden Scrooge with these festive alternatives.

ABC News · May 13, 2022

Norfolk Islanders must vote for political candidates based 2,000 kilometres away in the ACT seat of Bean

Locals on Norfolk Island, one of Australia's seven external territories, feel they have lost their right to local representation. Here's why that matters this election.

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