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Rat eradication in the Pitcairn Islands, South Pacific: a 25-year perspective
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Brooke, M.de L.

2019
This essay offers a 25-year overview of efforts to remove Pacific rats (Rattus exulans) from the four islands of the Pitcairn group. Following the 1991–1992 discovery that rats were severely reducing breeding success of gadfly petrels (Pterodroma spp
Successes and failures of rat eradications on tropical islands: a comparative review of eight recent projects
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Griffiths, R.

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Brown, D.

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Tershy, B.

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Pitt, W.C.

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Cuthbert, R.J.

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Wegmann, A.

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Keitt, B.

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Cranwell, S.

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Howald, G.

2019
Rat eradication is a highly effective tool for conserving biodiversity, but one that requires considerable planning effort, a high level of precision during implementation and carries no guarantee of success. Overall, rates of success are generally h
The Isles of Scilly seabird restoration project: the eradication of brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) from the inhabited islands of St Agnes and Gugh, Isles of Scilly
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Bell, E.

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Floyd, K.

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Boyle, D.

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Pearson, J.

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St Pierre, P.

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Lock, L.

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Buckley, P.

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Mason, S.

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McCarthy, R.

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Garratt, W.

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Sugar, K.

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Pearce, J.

2019
As part of the Isles of Scilly Seabird Recovery Project, and directed by Wildlife Management International Ltd, the eradication of brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) from the inhabited islands of St Agnes & Gugh, Isles of Scilly was completed between Oct
Simultaneous rat, mouse and rabbit eradication on Bense and Little Bense Islands, Falkland Islands
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Carey, P.W.

2019
Bense and Little Bense Islands (144 ha total area) have, for over a century, supported populations of three introduced pest mammals: Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus), house mouse (Mus musculus), and European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). An operation
Seasonal variation in movements and survival of invasive Pacific rats on sub-tropical Henderson Island: implications for eradication.
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Oppel, S.

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McClelland, J.T.W.

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Lavers, J.L.

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Churchyard, T.

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Donaldson, A.

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Duffield, N.

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Havery, S.

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Kelly, J.

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Proud, T.

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Russell, J.C.

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Bond, A.L.

2019
Invasive rodents are successful colonists of many ecosystems around the world, and can have very flexible foraging behaviours that lead to differences in spatial ranges and seasonal demography among individuals and islands. Understanding such spatial
Eradication of mice from Antipodes Island, New Zealand
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Horn, S.

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Greene, T.

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Elliott, G.

2019
In winter 2016, the New Zealand Department of Conservation (DOC) eradicated mice (Mus musculus) from the Antipodes Islands located at 49°S 178°E, 760 km south-east of New Zealand’s South Island. Mice were the only mammalian pest species present. They

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