Fiji Petrel in SCIENCE ILLUSTRATED The success of the May and October 2009 Fiji Petrel “chumming expeditions” around Gau Island is still creating interest in the international press.
17/01/2010 - Kelera Macedru
The success of
the May and October 2009 Fiji Petrel “chumming expeditions” around Gau
Island is still creating interest in the international press. Science Illustrated,
a popular magazine packed with science and discoveries on a wide variety of subjects,
from space exploration, medical breakthroughs to environmental insights has
recently run an article and a full page advertisement on the Fiji Petrel.
NatureFiji-MareqetiViti
gratefully acknowledges our NFMV members Marijcke and Peter Thomson for the Science
Illustrated story on the first ever sighting at sea of the Fiji Petrel (Pseudobulweria macgillvrayi) in May
2009.
The article in Science Illustrated on the Fiji Petrel
Science
Illustrated also ran a full page advertisement to attract assistance for
NatureFiji-MareqetiViti, the Species Guardian for the Fiji Petrel which is regarded
as one of the rarest birds in the world and categorised as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Redlist.
The current objectives of
NatureFiji-MareqetiViti’s Fiji Petrel project are to find the nesting burrows
of this small petrel which are somewhere in the rugged upland forests of Gau
Island, so that they can be actively conserved, and working with Gau Island
community members to enable them to take the lead in conservation management.
So the exposure provided by Science Illustrated through the good office or our
members, Marijcke and Peter Thomson is greatly appreciated, and we strongly
recommend the magazine for anyone, especially the young with an interest in
science - www.scienceillustrated.com.au
Full page advertisement on the Fiji Petrel in Science Illustrated
Science Illustrated - Australian edition - just what's needed to get kids off computer games and into the real world !!