Staats Island
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Staats Island is one of the Beaver Island Group in the Falkland Islands
. It lies between Beaver Island
and Weddell Island
, parallel to Tea Island
and is 500 hectares (1,235.5 acre) in area. It is known for its Patagonian fox
es and guanacos, both introduced species; the former is not to be confused with the closely related Falkland Islands Fox now extinct. The introduction of Guanaco has led to overgrazing of the tussac while the introduction of foxes has had a negative effect on the resident birds and there is an eradication programme to eliminate foxes from this and other islands in the Beaver Island Group Other wildlife on the uninhabited island includes Magellanic penguin
s and other sea birds.
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland...
. It lies between Beaver Island
Beaver Island (Falkland Islands)
Beaver Island is one of the Beaver Island group of Falkland Islands. It lies west of Weddell Island and south of New Island and has an area of ....
and Weddell Island
Weddell Island
Weddell Island is the third largest of the Falkland Islands. Weddell Island is located to the west of West Falkland and is square miles in area. The length of the coastline is miles...
, parallel to Tea Island
Tea Island
Tea Island is one of the Falkland Islands. It is beside Staats Island, and is just to the south west of Weddell Island. It is shaped like an upside down "h". It has some of the few examples of Felton's Flower, a rare endemic Falkland species....
and is 500 hectares (1,235.5 acre) in area. It is known for its Patagonian fox
Patagonian Fox
Patagonian Fox may refer to:*Culpeo*Argentine Grey Fox...
es and guanacos, both introduced species; the former is not to be confused with the closely related Falkland Islands Fox now extinct. The introduction of Guanaco has led to overgrazing of the tussac while the introduction of foxes has had a negative effect on the resident birds and there is an eradication programme to eliminate foxes from this and other islands in the Beaver Island Group Other wildlife on the uninhabited island includes Magellanic penguin
Magellanic Penguin
The Magellanic Penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus, is a South American penguin, breeding in coastal Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands, with some migrating to Brazil where they are occasionally seen as far north as Rio de Janeiro. It is the most numerous of the Spheniscus penguins. Its nearest...
s and other sea birds.