Giving Tuesday is an important global day of giving — when the world unites to think about the changes we want to see and how together we can make our planet thrive in the service of all life. As a Friends of South Georgia Island (FOSGI) and or a South Georgia Heritage Trust (SGHT) supporter,…
Photo Humpback whales near South Georgia. Photo credit: John Dickens A new study shows the welcome return of humpback whales to the waters around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia after a century of commercial whaling decimated their populations. The study is published in the journal Endangered Species Research this week (Thursday 5 November) and…
The South Georgia Museum has upgraded its website. Read more about the site and the museum here
Sir David Attenborough speaks in the latest GSGSSI visitor film about the recovery of South Georgia’s wildlife. You can view it on the GSGSSI site here. The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) has launched a new visitor film, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, that tells the story of a global rarity – an…
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A Humpback whale photographed in South Georgia waters was seen six months later 3,500 km away off the Brazilian coast. Ted Cheeseman of the photo ID tracking website, happywhale.com, is excited by this rare event. Read more via the South Georgia Association’s Facebook page.
“Albatrosses unite many countries across the oceans. The threats they face, such as overfishing and plastic pollution, also affect us, so let us work together to create the world in which we wish to live” Verónica López ACAP Read more on #WorldAlbatrossDay here…
On 20th May 1916, after a 36 hour historic trek across South Georgia Island, Shackleton, Worsley and Crean arrived at the Manager’s Villa at Stromness asking for help to rescue their stranded crewmates. Read more on the South Georgia Association\’s Facebook page.
“It was a different end to the season than anticipated; the Covid19 pandemic affecting even the most remote areas of the world.” The March 2020 South Georgia Museum blog is now up on the website.
Read the full article here The project leader, Dr Jennifer Jackson from BAS, talked to the BBC Radio Today programme about these signs of Blue Whale recovery and why South Georgia is such an important place for them. Listen here (about 49 mins) Thanks to your donations FOSGI and SGHT are helping to support the…