Island Invasives conference to be opened by the British Princess Royal
May 2017 Island Invasives conference (being held in Scotland in July) to be opened by the British Princess Royal – read more here
New HR Fact Sheet Available
By March 2015, in the biggest operation of its kind worldwide, we had treated allrodent-infested areas of South Georgia. We baited 1070 km2 in 1050 flying hours,using 300 tonnes of bait, 900 tonnes of fuel and 3,800 person-days of field work. Thisall cost £6.7 million ($9.6 million ) and we are hugely grateful to all…
South Georgia’s Human Heritage
We preserve, protect and promote an understanding of the historical heritage of South Georgia.(Photo by Ingo Arndt). Read more….
Who We Are
We are a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization in the USA dedicated to raising funds for the conservation of the sub-Antarctic Island of South Georgia. Our purpose is to preserve the natural and cultural heritage of the island and return South Georgia to the incredibly rich and biodiverse island it once was. FOSGI works towards…
We proudly supports The Frank S. Todd Memorial Fund
The polar world celebrates the life of biologist Frank S. Todd, a world-renowned authority on penguins, with the creation of the Frank S. Todd Memorial Fund for supporting scientific work on South Georgia to the benefit of all seabirds.
Island Invasives Conference
This will be the third in a series of international conferences focussed on invasive alien species (IAS) on islands, their impact and management. It follows those held in Auckland (2001) and New Zealand (2010). This conference is being held in Dundee, Scotland. The decision was made to hold this conference primarily because of the help that…
South Georgia Island – from the beaches!
February 2016 “South Georgia Island – from the beaches!” Download this Letter of thanks to our supporters from Denise Landau, FOSGI President. (pdf download)
NASA Photo of South Georgia from Feb 2017
“A Cut in the Clouds” The island formed ripples in the clouds. From the NASA Earth Observatory page “Like a ship carving its way through the sea, the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands parted the clouds. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this natural-color image on February 2, 2017. The…
‘Reclaiming South Georgia’ placed in the top 10 bird books of 2016!!
This book is written by our Habitat Restoration (HR) Project Director Prof Tony Martin, it describes our HR work in South Georgia. The British Birds and the British Trust for Ornithology have rated ‘Reclaiming South Georgia’ 6th in their review of the best bird books of 2016. Here’s what they say: “Every year, British Birds…
A nest of pipits has been found in the area we baited in 2011
The nest shown here was discovered on 14th December 2015 in Burnet Cove in Maiviken by Jamie Coleman, BAS Terrestrial biologist at KEP. Jamie says that there are at least four pairs of pipits at Maiviken now! Thank you to Jamie for the photo.