Rat eradication underway on South Georgia

Rat eradication underway on South Georgia

Following a successful rodent eradication programme in Fiji (Brit. Birds 104: 109) and a planned programme on Henderson Island later this year, seabird conservationists have shifted their attention from the South Pacific to the South Atlantic. The South Georgia Heritage Trust says that its seven-year project, which will cost up to £8m, will be the largest operation of its kind in the world.

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