International artist to be commissioned by SGHT to create an installation on South Georgia, once at the epicentre of the global whaling industry Site-Specific Commission: Grytviken Whaling Station, South Georgia
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The first episode of David Attenborough’s new BBC series “Seven Words One planet” featured moving stories of the amazing wildlife and landscapes of South Georgia. Watch the programme page here: The BBC page has a related link to our website explaining how we are working to understand and protect […]
Dr Jennifer Jackson of BAS is featured in this BBC article on the new study she has co-authored which suggests the humpbacks are back close to where they were. They now seem to be just short of 25,000 individuals in the southwest Atlantic – more than 90% of the pre-exploitation […]
We are delighted to announce that two new donors have moved us closer to fully funding our curator post for the next two years. Visitors to Grytviken will know that the South Georgia Museum collection provides a fascinating insight into the island’s natural and human history. This season, visitors to […]
We are delighted to share links to Sarah Lurcock’s appearance on the latest AntArctic Stories podcast. Sarah is our Director on South Georgia and her talk on the podcast gives a wonderful insight into her and her team’s life on the island. She also discusses the work our trust […]
SGHT Trustee Jan Cheek and SGHT CEO Alison Neil have both been awarded with an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Congratulations to them both! Some news coverage links are given below: Former Falklands lawmaker, Jan Cheek awarded the MBE Queens Birthday Honours 2019: The Tayside and Fife citizens being recognised
The 2017-18 Annual report is now available on our website here (or click on the image above).
Do you have a passion for wildlife conservation and/or heritage? Can you inspire others to support this work? We are looking for a confident public speaker with meticulous organizational skills to work in one of most beautiful and remote places on earth. The South Georgia Heritage Trust (SGHT) is seeking […]
This latest newsletter contains stories on South Georgia’s sealing past uncovered South Georgia’s rodent detection dogs. Click on the image below to go to our Newsletters and Publications section to view it.
The South Georgia Archaeological Project (SGAP) was developed by the South Georgia Heritage Trust and the first expedition was completed in March 2019 as part of our programme of conserving the island’s heritage. The map below shows the landing sites followed by an introduction to the 2019 expedition. Links to […]