Humboldt penguins threatened by eggs and chicks eating rats

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Humboldt penguins are threatened by inexorable man and …rats. Invading rats with bodies up to 20 centimetres long have begun eating eggs and chicks, and some experts fear that unless the rats are eradicated, they could tip the Humboldt penguin toward extinction. Read full article

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JohnN
On islands of the North Pacific Ocean, similar problems with rats endangering natural ecosystems:

“Parks Canada eyes eradication in war on rats”:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/parks-canada-eyes-eradication-in-war-on-rats/article4398744/
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