Macquarie Island declared pest free after 7 year eradication program

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08 May 2015 - 18 Jan 2016
The World Heritage-listed Macquarie Island has been declared free of pests after a near seven-year campaign to eradicate it of rats, rabbits and mice. Macquarie Island lies 1,500 kilometres south-east of Tasmania in the sub-Antarctic.

Keywords: SOUTHERN OCEAN, ANTARCTICA, SUB-ANTARCTIC, WORLD HERITAGE
Related Topics: Antarctic Ecosystems
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