Tiny Scottish Isle Eradicates Rat Population 10,000 Strong ; Rodents Harmful to Nesting Birds
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › June 09, 2008
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LONDON The tiny Scottish isle of Canna has successfully eradicated its rat population after a three-year campaign to protect the island's seabirds from the rodents, environmental officials said Saturday.
The island's soaring cliffs are ideal nesting grounds and host about 15,000 seabirds from 14 species, according to the National Trust for Scotland, which manages Canna.See the full content of this document
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Tiny Scottish Isle Eradicates Rat Population 10,000 Strong ; Rodents Harmful to Nesting Birds
But the birds found themselves under threat when brown rats, in...
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