Ascension : Ascension Island Conservation Department
Submitted by The Islander (Conservation Office) 20.05.2010 (Article Archived on 03.06.2010)

It was another successful afternoon at the annual Ascension Day Fair.

In addition to the colouring competition, the Conservation department held a competition to guess Ascension’s endemic species and also Ascension’s extinct bird. Answers:

Endemics: Ascension Frigate, Ascension Wrasse, Pseudoscorpion, Asplenium ascensionis

Extinct Bird: Ascension Rail.

Winners are as follows:

Colouring Competition:

3-5 years          1^st Place – Kelis Beard

                        2^nd Place – Joshua Yon

5-7 years          1^st Place – Tamar Birkett

                        2^nd Place – Nyreeka Lawrence

Guessing the endemic species – Adam Fowler

Guessing the extinct species – Dominic Augustus

Prizes will be presented at Two Boats School on Friday morning.

Thank you all for participating.