Tag: University College Cork

• Monday, October 22nd 2018 - 08:30 UTC

  Tristan albatross threatened by super sized mice in Gough island; an eradication campaign planned for 2020

  

  Super-sized mice are killing millions of seabird chicks on a remote island in the South Atlantic, threatening some rare species with extinction. According to a study from the RSPB, the mice have learned to eat the eggs and chicks of the many millions of birds that make Gough Island their home.