Islands habitats threatened by invasive pests: the South Georgia experience

Friday, September 12th 2014 - 03:48 UTC

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Scientists have developed a way to identify island habitats that face the greatest threat from invasive pests, such as rats and feral cats. Working on experience collected in a brown rat extermination program in South Georgia, a team of research developed a priority list of islands that they hoped would help governments and conservationists to allocate resources. Read full article

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Briton
Just an honest suggestion,

if all this land belongs to Argentina [ supposedly
should we then remove all these rats and feral cats and send them to Argentina to be with their brethren..lol
Sep 12th, 2014 - 11:27 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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lsolde
Argentines were invasive pests in the Falklands in 1982.
And would like to be again.
Sep 12th, 2014 - 01:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Jack Bauer
When I saw the headline about invasive rats, first thing that came to mind was the group of Argie Trolls...Sorry real rats, no offence intended.
Sep 12th, 2014 - 04:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
Can you imaging the argie trolls on here,
knawing away at each other...lol
Sep 12th, 2014 - 06:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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paulcedron
Islands habitats threatened by invasive pests: the falklanders
Sep 13th, 2014 - 10:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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lsolde
@5 paulcedron,
2nd prize is a bag of poop.
You've just won it.
Sep 14th, 2014 - 10:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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paulcedron
DEFINITION OF FALKLANDER: Invasive alien species who are recognized as one of the main threats to native biodiversity, especially on islands.
Sep 14th, 2014 - 05:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
DEFINITION OF A CFK supporter : Invasive alien species who are recognized as one of the main threats to native biodiversity, especially on islands.
Sep 14th, 2014 - 06:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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paulcedron
tell that to a cfk supporter, you nabo
Sep 14th, 2014 - 06:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
tut tut
Sep 14th, 2014 - 07:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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lsolde
@9 paulcedron,
Tell us all, pauli. why are you such a nabo?
Go out & get yourself a girlfriend & leave yourself alone.
Sep 14th, 2014 - 08:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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paulcedron
isolda
i already told you, i am too handsome to have only 1 girlfriend, so i have a bunch.
what about you, isolda?
i bet you are single.
Sep 16th, 2014 - 10:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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