Midway Atoll eradicated invasive rats; petrels rebounded to 135,000+ pairs
Invasive rats were removed from Midway Atoll, which had devastated native seabird populations. Bonin petrel numbers surged from under five thousand to over one hundred thirty-five thousand pairs. This eradication effort also allowed native vegetation to recover and stabilize the fragile islands. However, invasive house mice later emerged as a new threat to nesting albatrosses. Strict biosecurity…
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