Penguin Island Restoration a Success!

Published on

November 8, 2016

Written by

Sara

Photo credit

Sara

Penguin Island, Western Australia, is now free of invasive rats. 

Western Australia’s Department of Parks and Wildlife has announced a conservation intervention project to remove invasive rats from Penguin Island is complete. The invasive rodents had been off-setting the ecosystem’s balance; now that the island is free from this unnatural pressure, native plants and wildlife can recover. Environment Minister Albert Jacob said:

Black rats are one of the world’s most widespread and destructive invasive animal species.The rats were attacking birds, eggs, penguin chicks and native skinks.

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Little Penguins are among many native species that will benefit from this project. Credit: Ken and Nyetta

Little Penguins, native to the island, are one of many native species expected to flourish now that the invasive rats are gone.

Featured photo: Penguin Island, Western Australia. Credit: Leo Suarez
Source: PerthNow

 

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