Tromelin Island’s Impressive Comeback Posted on July 15, 2024 One small island in the Indian Ocean shows how quickly seabird populations can recover after people eradicate invasive predators. The last rat on Tromelin Island—a small teardrop of scrubby sand in the western Indian Ocean near Madagascar—was killed in 2005. … Read More from Tromelin Island’s Impressive Comeback
Work progressing to eradicate predators from Stewart Island/Rakiura Posted on July 15, 2024 (July 15, 2024) An ambitious project to eradicate Stewart Island/Rakiura of threats to native plants and wildlife is picking up speed. Predator Free Rakiura will become the world’s largest predator eradication project for an inhabited island if successful. … Read More from Work progressing to eradicate predators from Stewart Island/Rakiura
Hepatitis E virus detected for the first time in urban Norway rats in South Korea Posted on July 15, 2024 A team of researchers from Korea University College of Medicine, including Professor Jin-Won Song from the Department of Microbiology, Professor Ji Hoon Kim from the Department of Internal Medicine, and Researcher Kyungmin Park, has identified hepatitis E virus (HEV) in urban Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) in the Republic of Korea (ROK) for the first time. … Read More from Hepatitis E virus detected for the first time in urban Norway rats in South Korea
