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Vatu-i-Ra Conservation Park

Protecting Fiji’s Rich Marine Life

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Increase in numbers of ground-nesting seabirds on Vatu-i-Ra Island

The content of this post has been adapted from the contributions of the staff of Birdlife International : Meli Naiqama, Semaema Vakaciriwaqa, Francis Saladrau, Ana Nasiga. Many writers have described Vatu-i-Ra as a rather lonely, uninhabited, rocky little island, lying in the middle of nowhere within the Vatu-i-Ra passage, between Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. …

Read moreIncrease in numbers of ground-nesting seabirds on Vatu-i-Ra Island
Kiji Vukikomoala, Sione Gonewai of Nasau Village in Ra and the Fiji Country Program Director of Wildlife Conservation Society, Dr. Sangeeta Mangubhai

Trust Deed was officially and legally enacted

The newly appointed Board of Trustees for the Vatu-i-Ra Conservation Park Trust Deed, the Executive Director of the Fiji Environmental Law Association, Kiji Vukikomoala, Sione Gonewai of Nasau Village in Ra and the Fiji Country Program Director of Wildlife Conservation Society, Dr. Sangeeta Mangubhai.

Read moreTrust Deed was officially and legally enacted

Ra Divers Fiji Traineeship

Ra Divers Fiji, Fiji’s premier dive operator has made available and is pleased to offer FOUR (4) TRAINEESHIP POSITIONS starting 1 st February 2020.

Read moreRa Divers Fiji Traineeship
Recipients Of The 2019 Teritary Education Grants From The Vatu-I-Ra Conservation Park Trust Fund

2019 Tertiary Education Grants

Recipients Of The 2019 Teritary Education Grants From The Vatu-I-Ra Conservation Park Trust Fund.

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WCS Management plan to help to guide the new Vatu-i-Ra Conservation Park

Wildlife Conservation Society has been working with communities from district of Nakorotubu in the province of Ra, the Ra Provincial office, key tourism operators, traditional/customary owners of Vatu-i-Ra Island since 2015 to develop a management plan for the Vatu-i-Ra Conservation Park.

Read moreWCS Management plan to help to guide the new Vatu-i-Ra Conservation Park

The Vatu-i-Ra Seascape

Called Vatu-i-Ra, the seascape and its vibrant seas are laced with coral reefs, masses of colourful reef fish and sea turtles, while the adjoining landscape of coastal forests is alive with crested iguanas and tree frogs.

Read moreThe Vatu-i-Ra Seascape
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BirdLife International IBA Datasheet

Site description Vatu-i-Ra is a small island approximately 100m by 300m wide, comprising two small hills connected by a narrow neck.  The higher north-east side and each end of the island are composed of volcanic rock. The rest of the islands consists of flat coral sand, not far above spring high tide level.

Read moreBirdLife International IBA Datasheet

Cyclone Winston affects Vatu-i-Ra community conservation area in Fiji

A Category 5 Storm – Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston became the worst natural disaster ever to hit Fiji after it ravaged through the Pacific Island nation on February 20th, 2016.

Read moreCyclone Winston affects Vatu-i-Ra community conservation area in Fiji
Cyclone Winston decimates 'Bird Island’ (Vatu-i-Ra) Important Bird and Biodiversity Area

Cyclone Winston decimates ‘Bird Island’ (Vatu-i-Ra) Important Bird and Biodiversity Area

One picture is worth a thousand words. In this case two pictures – a before and after of Vatu Island, or Vatu-i-Ra, one of the 28 internationally important bird areas recognized by BirdLife International for Fiji.

Read moreCyclone Winston decimates ‘Bird Island’ (Vatu-i-Ra) Important Bird and Biodiversity Area
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