From small Maria to massive Campbell: Forty years of rat eradications from New Zealand islands

By D. Towns, K. Broome. 2003

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Subfields: Ecology, Geography, Planning and Development

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Review of rat invasion biology: implications for island biosecurity. (2008, background): “They are used to eradicate rats from islands (Towns & Broome 2003) and to control rats where eradication is not practical (Howard 1987; Cowan et al. 2003).”
The impact of brodifacoum on non-target wildlife: gaps in knowledge (2006, methodology): “Aerial distribution of brodifacoum has been a key tool in eradication of mammals from key offshore islands targeted for conservation and ecological restoration (Towns and Broome, 2003).”
Best practice guidelines for rat eradication on tropical islands (2015, background): “Techniques for the aerial broadcast of rodenticides were developed in the 1980s (Towns and Broome, 2003) and this approach now provides the highest success rate for eradicating rodents from islands as well as enabling eradications to be carried out on larger and more topographically complex islands…”
The eradication of mammals from New Zealand islands (2006, methodology): “Over this period there were almost no successful planned eradications of small mammals ( 1kg), such as rodents (Towns and Broome 2003).”
The Use and Potential of Pest-Proof Fencing for Ecosystem Restoration and Fauna Conservation in New Zealand (2012, background): “By 2008, 71 islands had all non-native mammals eradicated (Bellingham et al. 2010 ) and 65 had been cleared of at least rats including at least 2 islands >2,000 ha (Towns and Broome 2003 ) .”
Invasive Rodent Eradication on Islands (2007, methodology): “As a result, rodents can now be eradicated from larger and biologically complex islands, and eradication has become a powerful tool to prevent extinctions and restore ecosystems (Donlan et al. 2003b; Towns & Broome 2003).”
A review of the current knowledge of rodent behaviour in relation to control devices. (2006, background): “While New Zealanders are world leaders in rat eradication techniques, particularly on islands, only 61% of mouse eradication attempts in New Zealand from 1980 to the 1990s were successful (Cleghorn & Griffiths 2002, Towns & Broome 2003; Clout & Russell 2005).”
Seabird population changes following mammal eradications on islands (2018, background): “…following eradication, breeding success can be enhanced either via an increase in hatching success and/or an increase in fledging success (Cooper et al., 1995; Towns & Broome, 2003; Rayner et al., 2007) while adult survival may also improve (Keitt & Tershy, 2003; Williams, Byrd & Konyukhov, 2003).”
We can eliminate invasions or live with them. Successful management projects (2008, background): “Rat eradication has succeeded on islands of increasing size (Towns and Broome 2003), with planning now underway for an attempt to eradicate Rattus rattus (L) and R. exulans Peale from 274 km2 Great Barrier Island, New Zealand (J. Ogden, pers. comm. 2007).”
The invasion ecology of mammals: a global perspective (2008, background): “Successful eradications have now included the removal of rats from islands as large as 11300 ha (Towns and Broome 2003), and the eradication of coypu from a large area of south-eastern England (Gosling and Baker 1989).”
Management of introduced mammals in New Zealand (2003, background): “However, eradication has been successful at a local population scale for many patchily distributed species where the rules can be met (e.g., for some feral goat populations; Parkes 1993a), and for many mammals on islands (Towns & Broome 2003 and below).”
Fifty years of rodent eradications in New Zealand: another decade of advances (2016, methodology): “At the start of the 21st century the risk of rodents reinvading islands was considered high and our ability to prevent reinvasions low (Dilks & Towns 2002; Towns & Broome 2003).”
New Zealand island restoration: seabirds, predators, and the importance of history (2010, background): “A breakthrough during this period was the first planned eradication of rodents from islands smaller than 20 ha (Thomas & Taylor 2002; Towns & Broome 2003).”
Review of impacts of the introduced house mouse on islands in the Southern Ocean: are mice equivalent to rats? (2009, background): “…and pigs Sus scrofa on insular ecology and charismatic fauna such as seabirds are such that their eradication from islands has progressed apace (Veitch and Clout 2002; Courchamp et al. 2003; Parkes and Murphy 2003; Towns and Broome 2003; Nogales et al. 2004; Howald et al. 2007; Jones et al. 2008).”