South Georgia rat cull begins again
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Saturday March 02, 2013 15:52
by Elric
The rats have been on South Georgia longer than the British settlers have been on the Malvinas. Why no support from The Daily Mail for them? Full story at link.
An "alien invader" eradication scheme of unprecedented scope will resume on Friday on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia. Three former air ambulance helicopters will begin dropping 100 million poisonous pellets in a bid to eradicate brown rats from the island. The rats first arrived in the 18th Century as stowaways on sealing ships.
The rats are there for 300 years yet: Brown rats are an "invasive species" in South Georgia.
So what are the settlers?