1. Island Restoration in the Phoenix Islands World Heritage Area


The Phoenix Islands of Kiribati comprise one of the largest World Heritage areas and are home to endangered and internationally important populations of seabirds like the Phoenix Petrel. 
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The endangered Pacific Storm-petrel died out on all but one of the eight Phoenix Islands because of rat invasions. However, three islands have been restored by Ray and his team and they are now free of invasive species.

2. Bird Recovery in Kiritimati and Malden Islands in the Line Islands


Kiritimati (Christmas Island) of Kiribati is the largest atoll in the world and supports globally important seabird populations, including the Endangered White-throated Storm-petrel and Phoenix petrel, as well as the Christmas Island Reed-warbler.  Go to:
Phoenix Petrel
Portrait of a Phoenix Petrel. These Endangered birds mostly disappeared from the cat and rat-infested islands of Phoenix Islands, some of which have been restored via pest eradications

3. Bird Research in French Polynesia

Surveys and research on Tuamotu Sandpiper (Endangered) and Polynesian Ground-dove (Critical) and other threatened species took place between 2001 and 2017 in conjunction with SOP Manu and BirdLife Pacific.  Go to:
Tuamotu Sandpiper
The Endangered Tuamotu Sandpiper is partly arboreal and is the sole surviving member of the genus Prosobonia

4. Bird Research in the Solomon Islands and PNG

Surveys for endangered fruit bats and birds were undertaken in the Santa Cruz Islands in 2014-19 to assess conservation opportunities and promote biosecurity Go to:
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Male Santa Cruz Ground-dove

5. Research in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area

Research has included studies of rainforest bird recovery in restored plantings and Yellow Crazy Ant infestations along the Barron River, and research into Balanophora fungosa and the Musky Rat Kangaroos. Go to:
A Musky Rat Kangaroo feeding from male flowers of the root parasite Balanophora fungosa

6. Surveys of Northern Australia threatened species and their habitats

This work includes developing and implementing survey and monitoring programmes with several interest groups for endangered birds in Queensland and the NT. Draft reports prepared. Go to:
Male Gouldian Finch
Male Gouldian Finch
Male White-bellied Crimson Finch
Male White-bellied Crimson Finch
Carpentarian Grasswren
Carpentarian Grasswren
Latham's snipe
Latham's snipe

7. New Zealand and Australian ecological reviews

These reviews involve assessing habitat management and threatened species recovery programmes throughout Australasia. Go to:
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Lake Wainono, Sth Canterbery, NZ

8. Invasive Species Work in Fiji, Tokelau and Cook Islands

Since 2011 this work has included ecological surveys, feasibility studies for restoring islands and developing more effective biosecurity plans for Suwarrow and an Invasive Species Action Plan (with Environment staff and Pacific Biosecurity) for the Tokelau. Go to:
Dr Ray Pierce [email protected] Dr Ray Pierce - [email protected]