South Georgia rodents’ eradication campaign gets world headlines

Thursday, May 5th 2011 - 08:18 UTC

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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. Read full article

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GeoffWard
Oh, this topic is so begging for comment :-)
May 05th, 2011 - 12:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Martin_Fierro
“Prior to the baiting, if you went out at night, there were rats running everywhere,”

On inspection they were all carrying UK passports.

Happy Geoff? ;-)
May 05th, 2011 - 08:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard
Nice one, Martin.
Nice to know we can rely on each other ! :-)
May 05th, 2011 - 08:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
But on further inspection, it was found they were imigrants from argentina, and will now be repatriated,
but despite squeels of rights abuse , and years of settlement,
they will be dispatched forthwith .
May 05th, 2011 - 09:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Martin_Fierro
3,
Glad to help

4,
Rats with dual citizenship... now you're stretching it, that's just not believable.
: P

(don't think briton has much of a sense of humor)
May 05th, 2011 - 11:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Redhoyt
I assume you mean 'piRATeS !
May 05th, 2011 - 11:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Martin_Fierro
Pirate rats with dual citizenship... oh boy...

Very resourceful these rats, I give them credit for that.
May 06th, 2011 - 12:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
(don't think briton has much of a sense of humor.
of course he does, its just that argie rats back in the sewer, seems more interesting lol
in any event at least this vermin will hopefully be defeated ?
May 06th, 2011 - 12:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Typhoon
This is a very good project. I believe it started on 25 April 1982!
May 06th, 2011 - 12:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
if we deal with these rats.
then perhaps we can start on our own rats in the UK lol
May 06th, 2011 - 03:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Fido Dido
then perhaps we can start on our own rats in the UK lol

Those Ugly rats are already being exterminated by creating more inflation (private bank of Englands is printing more worthless pounds from thin air) and (upcoming) Austerity Measures. Enjoy..
May 06th, 2011 - 10:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard
All S.G. Brown Skuas beware of corpses.

Residues of Brodifacoum (Super-Warfarin) are long-lived - elimination half-life of 130 days in low temperature environments - and kill predators scavenging on dead rats.

Medium term ecological disruption.
May 07th, 2011 - 08:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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stick up your junta
Residues of Brodifacoum (Super-Warfarin) are long-lived - elimination half-life of 130 days in low temperature environments - and kill predators scavenging on dead rats.

Look on the bright side, at least they wont get strokes
May 07th, 2011 - 09:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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