Invasive Rats and the Fiji Petrel on Gau Island

Rats can be a serious predator of nesting seabirds, especially on the smaller species such as the Fiji Petrel (Pseudobulweria macgillivrayi).

Fiji Petrel Project Officer Eleazar O'Conner with Nukuloa villager, Saimoni Titoko, setting rat traps in the village survey
Fiji Petrel Project Officer Eleazar O’Conner with Nukuloa villager, Saimoni Titoko, setting rat traps in the village survey

 

Pacific Rat above and the larger and potentially more serious predator Ship Rat below
Pacific Rat above and the larger and potentially more serious predator Ship Rat below
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