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Montevideo, April 26th 2024 - 08:25 UTC

Tag: invasive pests

  • Friday, September 12th 2014 - 03:48 UTC

    Islands habitats threatened by invasive pests: the South Georgia experience

    In South Georgia species were threatened by the rat population because the rodents were eating the birds' eggs and young chicks.

    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.