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A conservation group is using drones to eradicate invasive rats by dropping poison on two small islands in Ecuador’s Galápagos archipelago — the first time such an approach has been used on vertebrates in the wild. The operation, which began on 12 January on North Seymour island in the Galápagos National Park, aims to protect native animals and plants from the destructive rodents.
Rats and other non-native species have caused extensive damage to the Galápagos, whose unique flora and fauna evolved in isolation for millions of years. In the process, native species lost many defence mechanisms against predators. Rats, which reproduce quickly and eat a wide variety of plants and animals, have been a target of eradication campaigns across the Galápagos.
(Score: 3, Funny) by RandomFactor on Saturday January 26 2019, @10:40PM (1 child)
I can't imagine Mt. Lions being the right choice. They would eat all the other easier to catch and less feisty fauna first I would think.
EF + unlimited ammunition sounds good. I would throw in some night vision as well.
В «Правде» нет известий, в «Известиях» нет правды
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 27 2019, @08:35PM
Just pop them with an xray gun or microwaves, or use rodent specific bait with small amounts of short halflife radioisotopes.
If you can sterilize the population then once generation of pests is not a big deal to wipe them out once and for all.
Even if you get 2 fertile rats left, unless they mate with each other you don't have a rodent problem when they finally die of natural causes or cancer. Plus with hot isotopes the radiation danger to other fauna is minimized.