A warming island's mice are breeding out of control and eating seabirds
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Mice accidentally introduced to a remote island near Antarctica 200 years ago are breeding out of control because of climate change, and they are eating seabirds and causing major harm in a special nature reserve with “unique biodiversity.”
Now conservationists are planning a mass extermination using helicopters and hundreds of tons of rodent poison, which needs to be dropped over every part of Marion Island’s 115 square miles (297 square kilometers) to ensure success.
If even one pregnant mouse survives, their prolific breeding ability means it may have all been for nothing.
The Mouse-Free Marion project — pest control on a grand scale — is seen as critical for the ecology of the uninhabited South African territory and the wider Southern Ocean. It would be the largest eradication of its kind if it succeeds.
Related articles
FDA brings lab tests under federal oversight in bid to improve accuracy and safety
WASHINGTON (AP) — Makers of medical tests that have long escaped government oversight will have abou2024-05-01- Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom2024-05-01
Cultural Relic Conservators Safeguard Ancient City's Glory
Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom2024-05-01Pic Story of Former Serf of Manor in Xizang
Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom2024-05-01- Francis Ngannou's 15-month-old son Kobe has tragically died.Cameroon outlet 237online.com first repo2024-05-01
Raphinha brace inspires Barca comeback win at PSG
Barcelona's manager, Xavi Hernandez, showcased his tactical genius by making two substitutions t2024-05-01
atest comment