Breaksea Island off the Fiordland coast was the site of the first successful attempt to get rid of introduced rats from an offshore island. In the 1980s, scientists developed a system which involved laying a 'rolling front' of poison bait stations, advancing in sections along the length of the island. Further tests on Ulva Island (in Paterson Inlet, Stewart Island) led to further techniques which enabled larger islands to be tackled.
GORDON ELL, BUSH FILMS
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Forest and Bird, Issue 294, 1 November 1999, Page 38
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75Breaksea Island off the Fiordland coast was the site of the first successful attempt to get rid of introduced rats from an offshore island. In the 1980s, scientists developed a system which involved laying a 'rolling front' of poison bait stations, advancing in sections along the length of the island. Further tests on Ulva Island (in Paterson Inlet, Stewart Island) led to further techniques which enabled larger islands to be tackled. GORDON ELL, BUSH FILMS Forest and Bird, Issue 294, 1 November 1999, Page 38
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