Hi Evan,
The story on Gough is sadly not new. It has just worsened.
I am currently writing about the rabbit/rat eradication program on Macquarie
Island for both Ocean Geographic and Wildlife Australia.
The first bait drops will take place in winter 09, so activity is happening,
albeit slowly.
Warm regards, Inger Vandyke Natural History Writer and Photographer Publicity
Officer - Southern Oceans Seabird Study Association (SOSSA) Mob: 0402 286 437
www.ingervandyke.com > Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 11:20:18 +1000> From:
> To: > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus]
An Albatross Horror Story> CC: > > Indeed it is
horrifying. I wonder how much damage to the population> could be done with some
determined schoolkids and some golf clubs, as> some Queensland towns have done
with the toad.> > I did note this in the story:> "The big question is whether
the UK will take its international> commitments seriously and do what the
governments of New Zealand and> Australia have done, and provide the big money
needed to actually do> the mouse eradication."> > I thought the Australian
record on such matters was pretty poor.> Anyone know how Macquarie Isl is
fairing? Or are hands still being sat> upon?> > EB> > On 5/20/08, L&L Knight
<> wrote:> > This could be the makings of an Alfred
Hitchcock film, with mice rather than> > crows being the agents of terror.> >>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/may/19/wildlife.endangeredspecies>
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