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Hawaii Island Declares Itself Entirely Free of Rats—That Were Eating Its Birds


Hawaii Island Declares Itself Entirely Free of Rats That Were Eating Its Birds
Newsweek
2 hrs ago
Tom Batchelor
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Lehua Rock in Hawaii, which is near Kauai and Niihau. Authorities spent two years eradicating rats from the island.
An island in Hawaii has declared itself free of invasive rats that were blamed for eating local seabirds and destroying native plants.
The rodents had plagued Lehua Island for decades and proved difficult to tackle, with a failed attempt to eradicate the population taking place in 2009.
Using bait and traps over a two-year period, Hawaii s Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) said it had now successfully managed to rid the island of the last of the introduced rats. ....

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