Extermination Planned for Island Mice That Breed Out of Control, Eat Birds
Voice of America
This undated photo shows a mouse feeding on the head of a wandering albatross chick on Marion Island, South Africa. Mice are breeding out of control because of climate change, eating seabirds and causing major harm in a special nature reserve. (Stefan and Janine Schoombie via AP) This undated photo shows two wandering albatrosses on Marion Island, part of the Prince Edwards Islands, a South African territory in the southern Indian Ocean near Antarctica. (Anton Wolfaardt via AP) This undated photo shows a house mouse on Marion Island, South Africa. (Stefan and Janine Schoombie via AP) This undated photo shows a research base on Marion Island, South Africa. (Anton Wolfaardt via AP)
Mice accidentally introduced to a remote island near Antarctica 200 years ago are breeding out of control because of climate change, and they are eating seabirds and causing major harm in a special nature reserve with “unique biodiversity.”
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