High over the Pacific Ocean, heading south from Hawaii in an antiquated Gulfstream, a spike of anxiety courses through me. Clear skies and not a single trace of human existence grace the zirconium expanse. We are transecting rarely charted waters.
When invasive rats were removed from Palmyra Atoll, about 1,000 miles south of Hawaiʻi, another species proliferated crowding out native trees. Conservationists working to restore balance in the rainforest recently announced they're halfway there. Stefan Kropidlowski from the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument shared the herculean volunteer effort to control coconut trees on the atoll.
Crazy ants eradicated from atoll - The Columbian columbian.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from columbian.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.