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Strangers in Paradise takes us on a discovery journey to identify and learn about various species living on the islands of Hawaii, Solomon Islands, Rarotonga, New Zealand, and Easter Island. In contrast, we also take a look at the impact of human dev

Although Talon® baits containing brodifacoum have been used successfully in eradicating rats from some of New Zealand’s offshore islands, little is known about any environmental effects of this toxin. We sampled invertebrates, blackbirds, soil, and w

1080 poisoned baits (Wanganui No. 7) were aerially spread throughout the three blocks of Mapara reserve in September 1990 and again in October 1991 to control possums. Changes in possum abundance were monitored by trapping, using a modified versio

Questions on brodifacoum bait and impacts on the environment after decomposition, or leakage to water supply, etc.

Kiore were eradicated on Double Island using two different methods. The larger islet was treated with one manual application of STORM 4 g wax block rat baits containing 0.005% by weight Flocoumafen, in October 1989. The smaller islet received one

An attempt to eradicate kiore Rattus exulans from Burgess Island and the Knights Group in the Mokohinau Islands was made between August and October 1990. In August, 3 tonnes of Talon' 20 P was broadcast by helicopter from a standard monsoon bucket an

The Hanamiai archaeological site (Tahuata, Marquesas Islands) has yielded a stratified assemblage of bird bones associated with prehistoric Polynesian artefacts, cultural features, and other faunal materials spanning an 800-year period beginning atc.

In the 20th century, for the first time in Earth's history, a living species man has become a global force capable of affecting the fate of all other species, of evolution itself, and even the global climate and the movement of ice and land masses.

Introduced animals, particularly mammals, continue to extinguish indigenous species in many parts of the world. This effect is greatest on oceanic islands but continental biotas are also affected. Case histories are used to illustrate difficulties of