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View article: The next frontier: assessing the feasibility of eradicating mammalian pests from Auckland Island
The next frontier: assessing the feasibility of eradicating mammalian pests from Auckland Island Open
Auckland Island, the fifth largest island in New Zealand, is the only island in New Zealand's subantarctic region where introduced mammalian pests remain (pigs, Sus scrofa; mice, Mus musculus; cats, Felis catus).The island has unique biodi…
View article: The eradication of feral goats from Auckland Island
The eradication of feral goats from Auckland Island Open
Feral goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) were eradicated from Auckland Island, a National Nature Reserve and World Heritage site, between 1989 and1991.Goats had established on the main Auckland Island following several releases in the 19th cent…
View article: How low can you sow? House mouse eradication on Motuareronui/Adele Island
How low can you sow? House mouse eradication on Motuareronui/Adele Island Open
House mice (Mus musculus) are highly invasive mammals and can cause extensive ecosystem damage on islands where they are the sole mammalian pest species.Capability to eradicate mice has improved in recent years.Mouse eradication has been a…
View article: The eradication of feral goats from Auckland Island
The eradication of feral goats from Auckland Island Open
Feral goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) were eradicated from Auckland Island, a National Nature Reserve and World Heritage site, between 1989 and1991.Goats had established on the main Auckland Island following several releases in the 19th cent…
View article: The next frontier: assessing the feasibility of eradicating mammalian pests from Auckland Island
The next frontier: assessing the feasibility of eradicating mammalian pests from Auckland Island Open
Auckland Island, the fifth largest island in New Zealand, is the only island in New Zealand's subantarctic region where introduced mammalian pests remain (pigs, Sus scrofa; mice, Mus musculus; cats, Felis catus).The island has unique biodi…
View article: How low can you sow? House mouse eradication on Motuareronui/Adele Island
How low can you sow? House mouse eradication on Motuareronui/Adele Island Open
House mice (Mus musculus) are highly invasive mammals and can cause extensive ecosystem damage on islands where they are the sole mammalian pest species.Capability to eradicate mice has improved in recent years.Mouse eradication has been a…
View article: Factors leading to successful island rodent eradications following initial failure
Factors leading to successful island rodent eradications following initial failure Open
Island rodent eradications are increasingly conducted to eliminate the negative impacts of invasive rodents. The success rate in the tropics has been lower than in temperate regions, triggering research and reviews. Environmental factors u…
View article: Eradicating the large white butterfly from New Zealand eliminates a threat to endemic Brassicaceae
Eradicating the large white butterfly from New Zealand eliminates a threat to endemic Brassicaceae Open
In May 2010 the large white butterfly, Pieris brassicae L. (Lepidoptera: Pieridae), was discovered to have established in New Zealand. It is a Palearctic species that-due to its wide host plant range within the Brassicaceae-was regarded as…
View article: Fifty years of rodent eradications in New Zealand: another decade of advances
Fifty years of rodent eradications in New Zealand: another decade of advances Open
New Zealand has just passed half a century of rodent eradications on islands. Confirmation of the first rat eradication in New Zealand on Maria Island/Ruapuke coincided with the devastating rat invasion on Big South Cape Island/Taukihepa. …