Above Picture: ‘The Albatrosses of the Prince Edward Islands’ by South African artist, Leigh Wolfaardt

*COMPETITION CLOSED*

To celebrate World Albatross Day this year on the 19th of June, the Mouse-Free Marion Project has launched a raffle to help raise the much-needed funds to conduct the mouse eradication operation planned for Marion Island.

Invasive House Mice have been harming the ecology and biodiversity of Marion Island and have resorted to eating chicks and even adult seabirds alive.  By purchasing a raffle ticket for just R 105 you will be contributing to helping ensure a healthy future for Marion Island’s albatrosses and other seabirds, and stand a chance of winning one of two prizes.

PRIZES:

A copy of The Ultimate Companion for Birding in Southern Africa by Peter Ginn & Geoff McIlleron.

The most spectacular collection of southern African bird photographs ever assembled, this visually stunning two-volume book showcases the diversity of South African birdlife.

With more than 1400 photographs of all 960 bird species ever recorded in the region, the book captures the birds in their natural habitats and reveals some of their interesting and unusual behaviour.

or

A limited-edition print from well-known South African natural history artist and illustrator, Leigh Wolfaardt.  ‘The Albatrosses of the Prince Edward Islands’ is an artwork especially created by Leigh to showcase the five albatross species that breed at the Prince Edward Islands.

In celebration of World Albatross Day, a signed and editioned A3 high quality giclée fine art print of this artwork has been donated by the artist to raise funds for the Mouse-Free Marion Project.  The artwork is annotated with interesting facts about each of the species, in the style of a natural history study, with great attention to scientific accuracy and detail.

NOTES:

To purchase one or more raffle tickets at R 105 a ticket go to Quicket at https://www.quicket.co.za/events/178170-mouse-free-marion-world-albatross-day-raffle/

The competition closes on 30 June 2022 and the winner will be announced on 3 July 2022.

The winners will be chosen by random name generator, who will then be contacted via the contact details provided.  If the winner does not respond within one week of being contacted the prize will be forfeited.  The competition is only open to South African residents.

Grateful thanks to Peter Ginn and Leigh Wolfaardt for their kind donations of the two excellent prizes and for their support of the Mouse-Free Marion Project.

Visit our website to learn more about the Mouse-Free Marion Project, or follow us on Instagram and Facebook.

View the BirdLife South Africa Conservation Conversations Webinar on 21 June, to be presented by the MFM Project Manager, Dr Anton Wolfaardt.

 

Robyn Adams, Communications Officer and John Cooper, News Correspondent, Mouse-Free Marion Project, 07 June 2022