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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-04-11 11:11 PM
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'Success' in South Georgia rat eradication (BBC)
By Jonathan Amos
Science correspondent, BBC News

Conservationists say they are pleased with early efforts to kill rats on South Georgia, in what is the biggest rodent eradication campaign in history.

No-one really knows how many rats inhabit the island in the South Atlantic, but it could be millions.

Introduced on the ships of sealers and whalers in the 19th and 20th Centuries, the rodents have had a devastating impact on local seabird populations.

But the laying of toxic bait in part of the island seems to have had success.

Some 50 tonnes of rodenticide were spread by helicopters in March over a contained zone hemmed in by glaciers. Subsequent inspections on the ground found only dead rats.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13282806
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demosincebirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-04-11 11:37 PM
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1. They'll be hearing from PETA, shortly. Save the vermin!
Edited on Wed May-04-11 11:39 PM by demosincebirth
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4nic8em Donating Member (382 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-04-11 11:54 PM
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2. Oh thank goodness...
At first glance, I thought they were trying to eradicate the baggers in Georgia USA.
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