The Nonsuch Expeditions

We are honored to have been selected for a Chairman's Award from amongst so many incredible projects from around the World that are supported by The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund The Grant is going to assist our ongoing conservation efforts on the world-renowned Nonsuch Island Nature Reserve including: > Ongoing re-wilding of Nonsuch Island: www.nonsuchisland.com > Population Genomics Study of the Bermuda Petrel with BioQuest > Ai assisted rodent detection with the The Nature Conservancy > Reference Genome of the Bermuda Skink with BioQuest > LiveStreaming Bermuda Petrel nest cams with Cornell Lab of Ornithology > LiveStreaming Tropic Bird nest cams with American Bird Conservancy #rewilding #techforgood #conservation #iucn #redlist #oceanconservation #ridgetoreef #criticallyendangered #cornelllabofornithology #bioquest #missionblue #hopespot #mbzscf #americanbirdconservancy

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Nonsuch Expeditions founder Jean-Pierre Rouja is most thankful for this very special Chairman's Award from The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund and the International attention that it brings to our projects, the critically endangered species that we are working with, and the 60+ year Nonsuch Island rewilding effort. We are using the island as a field-station to test and develop Conservation Technologies, including: > our decade+ LiveStreaming CahowCams with Cornell Lab of Ornithology > an Ai assisted rodent-detecting camera-trap system with help from TNC > a Genomic population study of the once thought extinct Cahow with BioQuest The original Nonsuch Island Restoration Project was initiated by the DENR and Dr. David Wingate in the 1960's, and then expanded, including the Cahow Translocation project by his successor Jeremy Madeiros, and continues to break records. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eHQikABS #MBZFund #nonsuchexpeditions #dolphinenergy #conservation #endangeredspecies #wildlifeconservation #biodiversity #sustainability #uae #abudhabi #Bermuda #techforgood #oceantech #oceanconservation #cahowcam #bioquest

For World Sea Turtle Day, here is a reposted story of a herculean 1960's / 70's Sea Turtle Translocation effort that was an early part of the Nonsuch Island re-wilding program: https://lnkd.in/eK-KcVdP To date, unfortunately, none of the hatchlings are known to have returned to Nonsuch to nest, in part for reasons that we now better understand. However as part of the ongoing re-wilding effort, we have had many other very successful re-introductions, thanks to Dr. Wingate and Jeremy Madeiros's dedication, (including several Lazarus species once thought extinct), but despite the best of intentions, when #rewilding, there are so many variables, that things do not always go as planned. To assist with #biodiversity and turtle conservation in other ways, our team is now developing a sea grass / turtle grass monitoring platform, and is collaborating on more cost-effective turtle tags for use by other programs around the world...

Happy Bermuda Day (and Memorial Day to our American Friends) from Nonsuch Island! We have great Conservation News once again, as the Critically Endangered Bermuda Petrel or “Cahow”, is in the middle of a record-breaking nesting season on Nonsuch Island to which it was successfully translocated less than 20 years ago. This year we have a record 25 chicks from a confirmed 39 Nonsuch Translocation Colony breeding pairs (out of the 165 +/- for the entire species). Nonsuch-born chicks are now returning, pairing up, and having chicks of their own, some even recruiting mates from the outer Islands, the final stage in determining Translocation success. They are also a keystone species for our 60+ year re-wilding process! Hats off to Jeremy Madeiros and his predecessor David Wingate for bringing this species back from extinction! We are really proud to be playing our part! >>> www.nonsuchisland.com #BioQuest #rewild #rewilding #IOCC #ABC #MBZSCF #oceanconservsation #missionblue #redlist #techforgood

Stay tuned for news about our collaboration with BioQuest, leveraging genomics for conservation on Nonsuch Island! #techforgood #oceanconservation #criticallyendangered #redlist #IUCN #MBZF #ABC #cahow #rarebird

Stay tuned to learn more about our collaboration with BioQuest through which we are leveraging genomics for BioDiversity conservation on Nonsuch Island, throughout Bermuda and the Caribbean.

Big thanks to UN Biodiversity for featuring our Bermuda Petrel or “Cahow” a Lazarus species thought extinct for 300+ years! Watch the LiveStream and learn more: www.Nonsuchisland.com #redlist #rewild #rewilding #ridgetoreef #conservation #techforgood #bermuda #oceanconservation

For World Rewilding Day, here is an overview of one of the earliest, pioneering, ecosystem-wide Ecological Restoration Projects, (now known as Rewilding) that was started in 1960 on Nonsuch Island in Bermuda, and which continues to this day. At the end of the article see the ways we are leveraging Bermuda's wide range of habitats (from Mangroves, thorough Coral Reefs out to Deep Ocean and Sargasso Sea all within 30 min), for conservation tech development... #WorldRewildingDay #rewilding #conservation #hopeintoaction #sustainability #environment #techforgood #oceanconservation #ridgetoreef #rewilding #rewild #bermuda

Founded this project 20+ years ago and it keeps going from strength to strength! Message me if you'd like to test your conservation tech with us, or use ours...