Its mission is to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by preserving the lands and waters they need to survive. In the Federated States of Micronesia, The Nature Conservancy is working closely with the island's traditional leaders and the various agencies of the Pohnpei State Government to implement a community-based resource management program for the island. The Nukuoron Snake The Snake that was reported on Nukuoro island was not the Brown Tree Snake. The Yellow bellied sea-snake is a reptile and breathes air into lungs, not relying on gills like eels and fish. Reproduction and live birth are all done at sea, like sea mammals do.
Sea snakes can hold their breath for fairly long periods.
We'd like to remind everyone that we have expertise on reptile and bird identification. We believe that changes in bird population have occurred and may reveal the health of the rainforest, our water shed as well as the bird numbers. Local people believe the pigeon population is down. This is probably true but for multiple reasons. The pigeon on Pohnpei and Kosrae was heavily hunted by the Japanese.