. ▁The ▁islands ▁( B ense , ▁Little ▁B ense , ▁Cl iff , ▁and ▁Brad ley ▁Is let ) ▁are ▁in ▁various ▁states ▁of ▁modification ▁from ▁such ▁human ▁activities ▁as ▁gra zing , ▁w ides p read ▁fire , ▁and ▁introduced ▁species . ▁ ▁S AF ER ▁is ▁conduct ing ▁fa una ▁and ▁fl ora ▁invent ories , ▁studying ▁the ▁e col ogy ▁of ▁introduced ▁rod ents ▁( N or way ▁rat ▁and ▁house ▁mouse ) ▁and ▁exam ining ▁the ▁behaviour ▁and ▁e col ogy ▁of ▁various ▁resident ▁bird ▁species . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁soil ▁er os ion ▁and ▁de position ▁that ▁resulted ▁from ▁a ▁fire ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁is ▁being ▁monitor ed , ▁with ▁a ▁view ▁to ▁re plant ing ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁Er adic ation ▁of ▁invas ive ▁species ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁key ▁part ▁of ▁S AF ER ' s ▁plans ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁islands ▁to ▁prime ▁wild life ▁habitat . ▁▁ ▁These ▁projects ▁are ▁coordin ated ▁by ▁S AF ER ' s ▁Director , ▁Peter ▁Care y . ▁S AF ER ▁is ▁registered ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁as ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁ 5 0 1 ( c )( 3 ) ▁organisation . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁S AF ER ▁home page ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Organ izations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Category : E col ogy ▁organizations ▁Category : Environment ▁of ▁the ▁F alk land ▁Islands ▁Category : Found ations ▁based ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Category : Sub ant