Alaskan island on high alert over a single rat The Times September 26, 2024 A tiny Alaskan island is on high alert over the possible presence of a single rat, which could wreak havoc on its fragile ecosystem. St Paul Island, a windswept rock hundreds of miles from the mainland in the Bering Sea, is a birding hotspot known as the “Galapagos of the North” for the diversity of … Read More from Alaskan island on high alert over a single rat Read Article
Albatross chicks, freed from Amsterdam rats? Polar Journal September 25, 2024 A deratting and mouse eradication team has just returned from the French Southern and Antarctic Lands after five months of operations. … Read More from Albatross chicks, freed from Amsterdam rats? Read Article
The Global War on Island Rats Science September 19, 2024 In 1959, voracious invasive rats were blamed for killing hundreds of white-faced storm petrels, a small seabird, on New Zealand’s Maria Island. In part to protect the birds, conservationists spread rat poison on the 2-hectare island, also known as Ruapuke. They didn’t intend to eradicate the rats but 5 years later were pleasantly surprised to … Read More from The Global War on Island Rats Read Article
