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The rediscovery of a fern, long thought to be extinct, is part of a rescue effort to save the highly threatened, endemic plants of the tiny UK overseas territory of Ascension Island in the South ...

“We have the second largest turtle colony in the Atlantic Ocean,” says Johnny Hobson, the island's dentist who has lived on the island for 31 years. (Pic ALAMY) There are other planes that land: at ...

Ascension Island offers a striking example of how quickly an introduced predator can reshape an island’s wildlife. Cats brought to the South Atlantic island in 1815 preyed heavily on seabirds, driving ...

The rediscovery of a fern, long thought to be extinct, is part of a rescue effort to save the plants of the tiny UK overseas territory of Ascension Island in the South Atlantic - a fitting success ...

The cancellation of all flights from Ascension Island has forced passengers to remain onboard Atlantic Odyssey voyages from Oceanwide Expeditions. Passengers already booked on the affected Atlantic ...

Over a thousand kilometres out in the mid-Atlantic, rare rains begin to fall on the volcanic island of Ascension. At the same time, crabs scramble out of their burrows on Green Mountain, the central ...

The Government is reportedly considering reviving plans to fly people who arrive to the UK by unauthorised means to Ascension Island. Multiple reports say ministers and officials are considering the ...

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For first time UK government and all our Overseas Territories unite behind a joint ambitious and actionable biodiversity strategy. This strategy is published as leaders from the UK Overseas ...