Alaska Island Eradicates Rats, Sparking Massive Seabird Recovery
Following a targeted eradication effort across a 6,869-acre Aleutian island, native bird populations increased by 200% or more within two years, according to monitoring reports and press releases from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Wildlife Refuge System. More than two centuries after a shipwreck introduced invasive rodents, the removal of … Read more