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Predation of sea turtle eggs by rats and crabs
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Stokes, H., Esteban, N., Hays, G. C.

2023
Egg predation by invasive and native species may have severe impacts on endangered species and negatively affect species recovery. We assessed the levels of egg predation within green turtle (Chelonia mydas) clutches on the island of Diego Garcia (7.
Abundance and Home ranges of Feral Cats in an Urban Conservancy where there is Supplemental Feeding: a case study from South Africa
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Tennent, J.

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Downs, C.T.

2008
There is much debate surrounding the impact of feral cats (Felis catus) on wildlife. Conservancies areusually areas where indigenous flora and fauna are protected and aliens excluded or managed. The University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Howard College campus
A Review of Feral Cat Eradication on Islands
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Nogales, M.

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Martin, A.

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Tershy, B.R.

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Donlan, C.J.

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Veitch, D.

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Puerta, B.

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Wood, B.

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Alonso, J.

2004
Feral cats are directly responsible for a large percentage of global extinctions, particularly on islands. We reviewed feral cat eradication programs with the intent of providing information for future island conservation actions. Most insular cat in
Eradication and control programmes for invasive mynas (Acridotheres spp.) and bulbuls (Pycnonotus spp.): defining best practice in managing invasive bird populations on oceanic islands
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Saavedra Cruz, S.

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Reynolds, S.J.

2019
Invasive plants and animals inflict much damage on native species and this is particularly the case on isolated oceanic islands with high degrees of endemism. Such islands commonly are important refugia for species of high conservation value. Some of
The history of the aerial application of rodenticide in New Zealand
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Garden, P.

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McClelland, P.

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Broome, K.

2019
Following the incursion of rats (Rattus rattus) on Taukihepa (Big South Cape Island; 93.9 km²) off southern New Zealand in 1963, and the subsequent extirpation of several endemic species, the New Zealand Wildlife Service realised that, contrary to ge
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
Weed eradication on Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand: progress and prognosis
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West, C.J.

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Havell, D.

2019
During the 45 years that the Raoul Island weed eradication programme has been underway, eleven species have been eradicated. To complete the restoration of Raoul Island's unique ecosystems supporting significant seabird biodiversity and endemic biota
Effort required to confirm eradication of an Argentine ant invasion: Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand
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Green, C.

2019
Tiritiri Matangi Island in the Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, New Zealand is a 220 ha restoration island managed by the Department of Conservation as an open sanctuary. Following eradication of the only mammalian predator, the Paci?c rat (Rattus exulans) in
Island invasives : scaling up to meet the challenge.
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Veitch, C.R.

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Clout, M.N.

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Martin, A.R.

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Russell, J.C.

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West, C.J.

2019
The papers in this volume were, with a few exceptions, presented at the third Island Invasives conference, held in Dundee, Scotland in July 2017. The papers demonstrate up-scaling in several aspects of eradication operations – not least in ambition,

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