The Eco-lodge-ical team work closely alongside the Palau conservation society and The Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) on research projects and conservation activities. The work done by these organisations is heavily backed by our team as we strive to help maintain and enhance the biodiversity of these beautiful islands for future generations to come.

 

In the northern reaches of Palau lies the ngerecher and ngerkeklau islands, the eco-lodge-ical team run many conservation projects on the islands with the aim to improve and enhance the ecological richness of these islands. Our goal is to keep supporting these islands into the future and work together with the government to grant these islands cover in the Palau Protected Areas Network (PAN).

 

Our Conservation Projects

 

Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas)

 

Green Sea Turtles  are an endangered species important in the maintenance of the seabed and increasing seabed productivity. Survey and tagging programmes were set up in 2005 to monitor the distribution and population size of nesting turtles. It was discovered that green sea turtle nests were under threat from wild pigs on the islands. In an effort to protect this endangered species from further damage in this area we have set up protected turtle nesting sites across the island. We continue to monitor and survey the turtle nesting sites as well.

 

Palau Bat species

 

Bat species in Palau are under threat due to human activity from deforestation and hunting/trading, the large Palauan flying fox (Pteropus pilosus) went extinct as a result of this activity. To prevent any further damage to bat populations across Palau, we are working to provide artificial bat habitats for the endangered species that are still present such as the Micronesian Flying Fox (Pteropus mariannus pelewensis) and the Pacific Sheath-tailed Bat (Emballonura semicaudata). We will continue to monitor the bat populations in an effort to reintroduce thriving bat populations to the island.

 

Other projects include active management of tree species to promote growth of endemic species and wildfire prevention this involves ally coppicing of common species in an effort to reduce competition and create fire breaks.