Authors
Gregg Howald, C Josh Donlan, Juan Pablo Galvan, James C Russell, John Parkes, Araceli Samaniego, Yiwei Wang, Dick Veitch, Piero Genovesi, Michel Pascal, Alan Saunders, Bernie Tershy
Publication date
2007/10
Source
Conservation biology
Volume
21
Issue
5
Pages
1258-1268
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing Inc
Description
Invasive mammals are the greatest threat to island biodiversity and invasive rodents are likely responsible for the greatest number of extinctions and ecosystem changes. Techniques for eradicating rodents from islands were developed over 2 decades ago. Since that time there has been a significant development and application of this conservation tool. We reviewed the literature on invasive rodent eradications to assess its current state and identify actions to make it more effective. Worldwide, 332 successful rodent eradications have been undertaken; we identified 35 failed eradications and 20 campaigns of unknown result. Invasive rodents have been eradicated from 284 islands (47,628 ha). With the exception of two small islands, rodenticides were used in all eradication campaigns. Brodifacoum was used in 71% of campaigns and 91% of the total area treated. The most frequent rodenticide distribution …
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