GOUGH NEWSLETTER JUST OUT - including the findings of the independent review into the 2021 House Mouse eradication attempt and all the latest news on nature. Read all about it here:

WE’RE RECRUITING!💚🐁... a Field Team Leader & Field Officer to join the G70 SANAP Overwintering Team on Gough Island later this year (N.B. roles will focus on rodents not seabirds this time). All details here: &

OUT NOW: Latest info on the restoration of #Gough & #Pitcairn islands: Our Overwintering Team tell of their trip to count Tristan Albatrosses, there is news from Pitcairn, and the latest on efforts to remove invasives from Amsterdam Island (Indian Ocean).

More mixed news from #Gough as the figures & footage are in from the MacGillivray’s Prions nesting in Prion Cave. In a nutshell: good breeding success this year, but we now have evidence of a resumption in mouse predation 💔 Full details in our NEW BLOG

CONSERVATION JOB ALERT! 🌍💚 Want to live & work on Gough Island for a year? Here’s your chance! We’re recruiting for a Field Officer to join our Field Team Leader & the SANAP overwintering team 23/24! All details here: or

@lluiss16 @NatureTristan @Natures_Voice @BirdLife_News @BirdLife_SA @IslasGECI @NoExtinctions @DefraGovUK @environmentza @rzss @mwlr_nz It will be a while yet - we need to understand what went 'wrong' last time and what we can do differently next time to increase our chances of success. We are working on it though!

@wheatearlp @mick_turton @NatureTristan @Natures_Voice @BirdLife_News @BirdLife_SA @IslasGECI @NoExtinctions @DefraGovUK @environmentza @rzss @mwlr_nz We remain committed to restoring Gough Island, but must await the findings of the Independent Review Panel - we hope these will help us understand what we might be able to do differently next time so as to increase the chances of eradication success

GREY PETRELS COMPLETE THE SET: Gough's grey petrel has had a brilliant year with 75% breeding success! This completes a superb set of breeding success results this year for #Gough’s seabirds while mouse numbers have been low. New blog here: #FeelGoodFriday

OUT NOW: The latest #Gough and Henderson Island Restoration newsletter is available here:

@lingenhoehl Not at this point, no. It may or may not be possible to do this - we will see. Our sampling coverage is limited across the island (not everywhere is accessible by foot) so perhaps not.

@lingenhoehl Sadly we weren't successful in our attempt to eradicate the mice from Gough. However, as you say & as breeding success of the island's seabird species' confirm, the reduction in mouse numbers has brought some respite from the immense predation pressure at least for a while.

PHENOMENAL ALBATROSS BREEDING SUCCESS: Breeding success for Tristan #albatross is a massive 75.5% in 2022 – more than 2x the 2004-2021 average! Our team counted 1,186 chicks from 1,570 pairs, hardening our resolve to achieve a mouse-free future for #Gough #conservationoptimism

@jrh406 @environmentza @NatureTristan @Natures_Voice @mwlr_nz @rzss @DefraGovUK @BirdLife_News @BirdLife_SA @NoExtinctions @IslasGECI At the moment we are trying to work out what might have allowed mice to persist first time around. That will then give us a better idea of what we can do differently next time to hopefully increase the chances of success.

For the #WorldAlbatrossDay2022 climate change theme Team #Gough baked this amazing, poignant cake. Their comms system was down on the day so 🤞 @Acap_birds will take a late entry for #AlbiCakeBakeOff Plus: no mouse wounds so far for 2022’s Tristan albatross chicks! #WAD2022

READ ALL ABOUT IT! MacGillivray's prion achieved 82% breeding success this year in our monitored colony on #gough, up from 0% last! Read the latest newsletter, out now: for further details on this, an update on mice, the role of partner @rzss and more...

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CONSERVATION JOB ALERT! 💚 Want to live & work on #GoughIsland? Look no further. We are recruiting a Field Team Leader & a Field Officer to join the #SANAP overwintering team 22/23! You can find all details here: & #conservationjobs

JOB OPPORTUNITIES – Coming soon! 🥁 Quick heads-up, we'll be seeking 1 x Senior Research Assistant and 1 x Research Assistant for #GoughIsland as part of the Overwintering Team 2022/2023. Positions to be advertised shortly & we’ll post a link here when they go live @RSPBScience