Endangered rock wren holding its own thanks to pest control Posted on September 27, 2024 A tiny, feisty alpine bird is making gains with a little help from its friends. Numbers of rock wren/pīwauwau/tuke – Aotearoa’s only true alpine bird and the country’s bird of the year in 2022 – have improved after predator control (trapping and aerial 1080) was used both in their rocky alpine homes and in the bush beneath, … Read More from Endangered rock wren holding its own thanks to pest control
Alaskan island on high alert over a single rat Posted on September 27, 2024 A tiny Alaskan island is on high alert over the possible presence of a single rat, which could wreak havoc on its fragile ecosystem. St Paul Island, a windswept rock hundreds of miles from the mainland in the Bering Sea, is a birding hotspot known as the “Galapagos of the North” for the diversity of … Read More from Alaskan island on high alert over a single rat
Albatross chicks, freed from Amsterdam rats? Posted on September 26, 2024 A deratting and mouse eradication team has just returned from the French Southern and Antarctic Lands after five months of operations. … Read More from Albatross chicks, freed from Amsterdam rats?
