Oh no ! Not a Drongo !! - 31/01/2010
Fiji’s most enigmatic bird, the Silktail, Lamprolia victoriae appears to have highly unexpected and peculiar taxonomic affinities.
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Welcome to the website of NatureFiji-MareqetiViti.
NatureFiji-MareqetiViti is Fiji’s only domestic NGO working solely for the conservation and sustainable management of Fiji’s unique natural heritage. We aim to generate enthusiasm and local expertise in all matters associated with wildlife conservation and management through raising the level of conservation and environmental awareness and education. Our children are particularly important as for too long, they have had minimal opportunity to learn of the remarkable natural heritage of our islands and seas. We recognize too, the key role to be played by Fiji’s indigenous landowners and NatureFiji-MareqetiViti intends to promote much better understanding and awareness of Fiji’s wildlife. We hope to grow an active membership that will assist in conservation projects, wildlife management and island restoration projects.    Successful 2010 Planning Retreat for NFMV Staff - 24/01/2010 All NFMV staff left their project sites or desks to gather in the middle of the Sigatoka Valley for a 2 day retreat and to plan for 2010.  Fiji Petrel in SCIENCE ILLUSTRATED - 17/01/2010 The success of the May and October 2009 Fiji Petrel “chumming expeditions” around Gau Island is still creating interest in the international press.  Invasive Rats and the Fiji Petrel on Gau Island - 15/01/2010 Rats can be a serious predator of nesting seabirds, especially on the smaller species such as the Fiji Petrel (Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi).  2010 International Year of Biodiversity Calendars.. SOLD OUT!! - 07/01/2010 Thank you Stuart Chape for your photographs and Maikeli Nalatu for your superb sales  Endangered Sheath-tailed Bats found in Taveuni Caves - 06/01/2010 A NatureFiji-MareqetiViti survey of Taveuni caves locates two with populations of the Endangered Sheath-tailed Bats now extirpated from most of Fiji.  Major New Forest Conservation Paper for Fiji - 26/12/2009 40 Priority Forest Areas are identified in a major new conservation paper  Fiji Petrel Project gets international recognition and support - 15/12/2009 Science Illustrated runs an article on the plight of the Fiji Petrel and provides NFMV with a full page advertisement of support  No sign of the Fiji Flying Fox - 30/11/2009 Annette Scanlon finishes the 2009 Fiji Flying Fox project with a disappointing survey More Fiji Petrels Sighted - 07/11/09 Three confirmed Fiji Petrels were sighted on NFMV's second and CEPF-funded Fiji Petrel Pelagic Expedition   By joining NatureFiji-MareqetiViti you will become a member of Fiji’s sole local and leading conservation organisation.
As a non-profit and non-government organisation NatureFiji-MareqetiViti depends on membership subscriptions, donations and bequests.   It is unfortunate but true, for most students here in Fiji it is easier to obtain information on Australian or New Zealand’s endangered wildlife than Fiji’s own. NatureFiji-MareqetiViti’s first project aims to rectify this, and we here present “Endangered Species of Fiji”
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  Platymantis vitiensis Ula Endemic to Fiji. This tree frog, is highly dependent on moisture and can be found in trees along Fiji’s rivers. Loss of breeding areas because of deforestation through logging and agricultural activities are the biggest threat.   |
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