Although styled as the remotest island in the world and with a population of only some 262, the people of Tristan da Cunha were determined to celebrate the Accession of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II by lighting a beacon made of invasive non-native plants, thus not only celebrating the Jubilee, but also protecting the wildlife of the island.
published March 7th, 2013
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The Tristan Song Project is an unlikely collaboration between children from the most remote inhabited island in the world and pupils from Norfolk, England.
published January 31st, 2013
This stamp issue, produced in association with the World Wild Life Fund For Nature (WWF), depicts the Tristan Albatross (Diomedea dabbenena) which was only widely recognised as a full species in 1998. WWF is one of the world’s leading conservation organisations working towards conservation and sustainability.
There are three breeding species of Albatross within the Tristan Group. The Tristan Albatross is considered the most endangered. Originally thought to be a sub-species of the Wandering Albatross, it is practically indistinguishable from that bird at sea, but the Tristan Albatross is smaller and has a slightly darker back with a wing span of some 3 metres. It never attains the full white plumage of the Wandering Albatross and its bill is about 25mm shorter.
published December 6th, 2012