Mid-July, the (Sub Antarctic) South Georgia Heritage Trust and the University of Dundee designed a really important conference in Dundee Scotland. It had been 7 years since the last gathering of conservationists in New Zealand. With three years of Habitat Restoration baiting in South Georgia under our “belt” we were thought it time to host…
Island Invasives 2017 was held in Dundee, Scotland, UK this month and was a fantastic success. Congratulations to all on an excellent conference. It was a very important part of sharing our skills and experiences and passing lessons learned on to future projects. The energy created will we think be important for the future of…
May 2017 Island Invasives conference (being held in Scotland in July) to be opened by the British Princess Royal – read more here
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…
We preserve, protect and promote an understanding of the historical heritage of South Georgia.(Photo by Ingo Arndt). Read more….
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…
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.
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…
February 2016 “South Georgia Island – from the beaches!” Download this Letter of thanks to our supporters from Denise Landau, FOSGI President. (pdf download)
“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…