Tag Archives: RSPB

£180,000 raised in battle to save rare species

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Simon Pipe

An appeal for money to save threatened species in UK overseas territories – including St Helena’s spiky yellow woodlouse – has raised three quarters of its £240,000 target. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds urges would-be donors to … Continue reading →

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St Helena tops the league table for unique species

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Simon Pipe

Charles Darwin glossed over it, but now St Helena has been officially recognised as Britain’s wealthiest spot on Earth when it comes to natural treasures. The island is home to a third of the endemic species that are found on … Continue reading →

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St Helena gets top rating for environmental protection

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Simon Pipe

An investigation has highlighted “legal neglect” of biodiversity in the UK’s overseas territories – but not on St Helena. The territory, which formally includes Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha, is one of only three to have been singled out … Continue reading →

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Secrecy leaves islands at risk of corruption, warns RSPB

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Simon Pipe

A paragraph in this story has been toned down in response to a comment made privately to St Helena Online. The paragraph, about information being made available to legislative councillors, was capable of mis-interpretation.  Secretive decision-making by governments in St … Continue reading →

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RSPB objects to Shelco resort over wirebird doubts

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Simon Pipe

Disputes have broken out among bird experts over plans to build “the world’s greenest hotel” on St Helena, including an eco-golf course. A formal objection to the resort has been lodged by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds … Continue reading →

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Decline that led to wirebird breeding failures

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Simon Pipe

When the experts from Shelco went to look round the site of their proposed eco-resort on St Helena, they were greeted by one of the locals. A rat. It was evidence – not really needed – that it’s not only … Continue reading →

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How photo-blogger told America about island oil disaster

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Simon Pipe

Photographer Andrew Evans arrived on the world’s most remote inhabited island just days after the bulk carrier MS Oliva was shipwrecked, creating an environmental disaster. The ship releasing an oil slick that was to kill hundreds of endangered rockhopper penguins … Continue reading →

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Tristan penguin rescuers triumph – maybe

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Simon Pipe

Efforts by the people of Tristan da Cunha to rescue birds in last year’s oil spill disaster appear to have been a great success, against enormous odds. A count appears to show little impact on breeding among the island’s endangered rockhopper penguin colonies … Continue reading →

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