Huge gains have been made in stopping invasive rats and mice from destroying island biodiversity. Non-native rats and mice have ravaged at least 170 types of plants and animals and caused 50 species to go extinct on islands around the world. Now, new techniques developed in New Zealand have turned the tide on rat and mice invasions.
Islands Rescued From Invasive Rats
Islands Rescued From Invasive Rats
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Submitted by wildland on Fri, 2007-12-21 20:40. | Tags: nature | science | biodiversity | California | canada | Galpagos | invasive species | islands | mice | new zealand | rats