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Pinzn: In 2012, Pinzón Island began eradicating invasive rats; nine years later, scientists found 156 wild-born young giant tortoises, though recovery still needed support | World News

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Pinzn: In 2012, Pinzón Island began eradicating invasive rats; nine years later, scientists found 156 wild-born young giant tortoises, though recovery still needed support | World News

September 27, 2026

Pinzón Island wiped out its invasive rats. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons In December 2021, a team of 24…

In 2013, St Agnes and Gugh began removing invasive rats brought by 18th-century shipwrecks; 12 years later, Manx shearwater breeding sites rose from 22 to a record 225

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In 2013, St Agnes and Gugh began removing invasive rats brought by 18th-century shipwrecks; 12 years later, Manx shearwater breeding sites rose from 22 to a record 225

September 17, 2026

In the latest 2025 monitoring data, St Agnes and Gugh recorded 225 apparently occupied breeding sites (AOBs) for…

In 1995, Canada eradicated rats from British Columbia’s Langara Island; by 2004, ancient murrelet pairs had nearly doubled to 20,000–30,000 | World News

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In 1995, Canada eradicated rats from British Columbia’s Langara Island; by 2004, ancient murrelet pairs had nearly doubled to 20,000–30,000 | World News

September 4, 2026

Image of an Ancient Murrelet. Credits – Wikimedia Commons Islands have long been risky places for ground-nesting birds…

Alaska eradicated rats from a 6,869-acre Aleutian island more than two centuries after they arrived in a shipwreck; within two years some native bird populations had increased 200% or more and missing seabirds began returning

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Alaska eradicated rats from a 6,869-acre Aleutian island more than two centuries after they arrived in a shipwreck; within two years some native bird populations had increased 200% or more and missing seabirds began returning

August 23, 2026

Alaska eradicated rats from a 6,869-acre Aleutian island More than two centuries after a shipwreck brought non-native rats…

Britain in 2011 launched a mission to poison every rat on South Georgia Island after invasive rodents devastated seabird colonies; by 2018, native birds were nesting in places they had abandoned for centuries | World News

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Britain in 2011 launched a mission to poison every rat on South Georgia Island after invasive rodents devastated seabird colonies; by 2018, native birds were nesting in places they had abandoned for centuries | World News

July 6, 2026

A daring mission to rid South Georgia Island of invasive rats, which had devastated native seabird colonies for…