Rat Race: Why Time Is Running Out for the Last Rodent On Canna As Hunters Close In
The Herald › February 07, 2006
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NO-ONE can say the creature lacks rat-like cunning. Eight tons of Warfarin poison and 4220 traps have almost wiped out the vast rodent population of Canna, where they were causing untold damage to young birds.
Some 5000 rats have been fatally drawn to poisoned candles, soap, sticks dipped in cooking oil, and chocolate placed in bait stations. But one escapee has spent five months evading capture on the Inner Hebridean island, leaving only a telltale set of teeth marks on a lure.See the full content of this document
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Rat Race: Why Time Is Running Out for the Last Rodent On Canna As Hunters Close In
The Canna rat catchers hope theirworkwill be done soon. A New Zealand firm called Wildlife Management International (WMI) has carried ou...
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