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RAT ERADICATION
Italy eradicated black rats from Zannone in 2007; nine years later, Scopoli's shearwater nesting pairs had nearly tripled from 27 to 80 on the Mediterranean island- On rat-free D’Arros Island, scientists counted 2,768 wedge-tailed shearwater pairs in 2016, nearly 10 times the 2009 estimate
- After Klein Curaçao removed goats and feral cats and restored habitat, nesting birds climbed from 140 pairs of one species in 2002 to around 650 across multiple species in 2022 as eight more species began breeding
- After invasive rodents were cleared from Surprise Island in 2005, three monitored seabird populations grew two to tenfold in the years that followedFollowing the eradication of invasive rats in 2005, Surprise Island in New Caledonia witnessed remarkable growth in its seabird populations...04 Oct, 2026, 01.40 PM IST
- In the 1700s, a shipwreck brought hundreds of rats to an Alaskan island. 11 years after scientists removed them in 2008, seabirds returned and the ecosystem was recoveredAlaska’s Hawadax Island, formerly called Rat Island, has undergone a striking ecological transformation since invasive rats were eradicated...22 Sep, 2026, 07.02 PM IST
- In 2002, crews removed rats from California’s Anacapa Island; 10 years later, rare seabirds were returning and the island’s ecosystem was recoveringAnacapa Island shows significant seabird recovery ten years after rat removal. Ashy storm-petrels now nest there, and Cassin's auklets have...17 Sep, 2026, 08.20 PM IST
- In 1966, Marlon Brando bought a remote Pacific atoll after filming ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’; today, its protected beaches are a major nesting site where 15,614 green turtle hatchlings were recorded in one seasonMarlon Brando bought a Polynesian atoll named Tetiaroa after discovering it while filming Mutiny on the Bounty. More than five decades late...31 Aug, 2026, 07.26 AM IST
- Britain dropped more than 300 tons of poison across South Georgia to kill every rat; by 2018, over 100,000 hectares were rodent-freeSouth Georgia island successfully removed its rat population after a massive eradication effort. Helicopters dropped poisoned bait across t...25 Jul, 2026, 08.26 PM IST
- Since 1969, Florida has battled the giant African land snail, smuggled in as exotic pets; the fist-sized invader eats 500 plant species and even the plaster off housesGiant African land snails, introduced as pets, caused a major Florida crisis. These hermaphroditic snails reproduce prolifically, laying hu...18 Jul, 2026, 05.42 PM IST
- In 1918, rats escaped from a shipwreck onto a remote island, and more than a century later, scientists discovered an unexpected consequenceA major rodent eradication on Lord Howe Island has revealed a surprising recovery of its insect life. For over a century, rats and mice dev...29 May, 2026, 04.55 PM IST
- Jaipur's Albert Hall Museum shuts down for two days due to rats; JDA to use modern tech for cleanupThe Jaipur Development Authority will seal Albert Hall Museum and Ramniwas Bagh on September 30 and October 1 to tackle a growing rat probl...30 Sep, 2024, 11.49 AM IST
- Catch up with south Pacific rat-catchersI found the rat-catchers on deck, sun-tanned and staring out across the waves, trying to spot seabirds and looking for whales. In the dista...03 Aug, 2024, 11.00 PM IST
- Drats, there's a rat problem! but hold on to your hatsNYC's rodent infestation prompts unconventional solutions, including a proposed birth control plan using ContraPest. The city's battle agai...04 May, 2024, 10.36 PM IST
- Rats like being around people, says new studyHumanity's future is with the rat, a social and empathetic animal. So it's time we understood our shadows.06 Dec, 2023, 11.00 PM IST
- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation members discuss deepening anti-terror cooperation"The meeting discussed topical issues of international and regional security as well as deepening of practical cooperation of SCO members i...12 Jul, 2018, 11.39 AM IST
- 3 lakh poison tablets placed in secretariat to kill rats: Maharashtra GovtThe minister's clarification came after BJP leader and former Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse had last week demanded an inquiry into the...26 Mar, 2018, 02.42 PM IST
- 'Pakistan's Mother Teresa' accorded state funeralPfau, born in Leipzig, in 1929, arrived in Karachi in 1960 and volunteered at a local leprosy colony. She was a member of the Society of Da...19 Aug, 2017, 08.42 PM IST
- Safer polio vaccine strains for post-eradication eraScientists have developed a new generation of polio vaccine strains that are both effective and unable to cause the disease in case of an a...01 Jan, 2016, 04.21 PM IST
- Could a common bacteria cure cancer?Research shows a modified version injected directly into tumours has results.21 Aug, 2014, 02.38 PM IST
- NYC residents: Use your mouse to track rats onlineA Rat Information Portal, complete with a searchable map of rat inspections and violations, debuted Thursday on the city's Web site.01 Nov, 2008, 05.09 AM IST
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