Invasive mice are devouring albatrosses alive on a remote island in the Indian Ocean, so conservationists have come up with an explosive solution — “bombing” the mice.
Mice have been wreaking havoc on Marion Island, between South Africa and Antarctica, for decades. Humans accidentally introduced the mice in the 19th century, and the rodents have since developed a taste for wandering albatrosses (Diomedea exulans) and other threatened seabirds.
The Mouse-Free Marion Project, a collaboration between the South African government and BirdLife South Africa, is trying to raise $29 million to drop 660 tons (600 metric tons) of rodenticide-laced pellets onto the island in winter 2027, AFP news agency reported on Saturday (Aug. 24).
The project plans to send a squad of helicopters to drop the pellets. By striking in winter when the mice are most hungry, the conservationists hope to eradicate the entire mouse population of up to 1 million individuals.
before inserting a bunch of poison into the food web–jesus christ, people still come up with and greenlight these ideas–they should do that thing in the bond movie from the villain speach javier bardam gave.
i doubt it would work, but i really appreciate a completely unhinged villain speech.
Gonna need a big oil drum with that many mice.
Nah, you just need a few oil drums. Once you change the nature of the rats to be cannibals, they will consume the remaining rats. They will no longer eat coconuts. Or albatrosses
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