South Georgia ready to launch the world’s biggest rodent eradication campaign

Thursday, February 24th 2011 - 00:08 UTC

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The world’s biggest ever attempted rodent eradication campaign to be launched in South Georgia is only a few weeks away according to the South Georgia Heritage Trust's (SGHT) Habitat Restoration Project and reported in the January edition of the South Georgia newsletter. Read full article

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Marcos Alejandro
They should hire Pied Piper of Hamelin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XSewhK9w0E&feature=related
Feb 24th, 2011 - 01:05 am - Link - Report abuse -1
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Think
A little nail in the implanted British rodent's coffin in the South Atlantic.......

First we take the rats...............................:-)
Feb 24th, 2011 - 05:16 am - Link - Report abuse -1
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Frank
I thought they had already rid the place of dagos....
Feb 24th, 2011 - 06:16 am - Link - Report abuse +1
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stillakelper
Its just a trial....next we move to get rid of ALL the rats in the region........
Feb 24th, 2011 - 12:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Typhoon
I hope it's eradication, not extermination. The rats can be dropped off in Argentina. They'll be right at home.
Feb 24th, 2011 - 01:47 pm - Link - Report abuse +1
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aedi
So, the islands will become inhabited now?
Feb 24th, 2011 - 09:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Marcos Alejandro
Hahaha, yessss, all the rats are going back to England :-)
Feb 24th, 2011 - 10:17 pm - Link - Report abuse -1
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