Invasive rats are the biggest threat to island biodiversity world-wide. Though the ecological
impacts of rats on insular biota are well documented, introduced rats present a difficult …

Island rodent eradications are increasingly conducted to eliminate the negative impacts of
invasive rodents. The success rate in the tropics has been lower than in temperate regions …

Invasive rodents are one of the greatest threats to island biodiversity. Eradicating these
species from islands has become increasingly practicable in recent decades, primarily using …

A non-native introduced population of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) was targeted for
removal from Desecheo Island (117 ha), Puerto Rico. Macaques were introduced in 1966 …

Efforts to remove invasive rodents (eg Rattus spp. and Mus musculus) from islands often use
toxicant-laced baits containing the anticoagulants brodifacoum or diphacinone. Rodenticide …

Aerial broadcast application is currently one of the most common methods for conducting
rodent eradications on islands, particularly islands greater than 100 ha or with complex and …

A 2012 attempt to remove two rat species (Rattus tanezumi and R. exulans) from Wake Atoll
was partially successful. R. tanezumi was eradicated from all three islands (Wake, Wilkes …

Abstract Desecheo Island, located in Puerto Rico, is a National Wildlife Refuge (NWR)
managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). In the past, Desecheo Island was a …

Background In May 2012, an attempt was made to eradicate Rattus tanezumi and Rattus
exulans from Wake Atoll. The operation targeted both species of rats with a compressed …

Recent failures of tropical island rat eradications have spurred a re-appraisal of the
approach required to increase the success rate. A review of some failures implies that direct …