Good News for South Georgia Island’s Pipit Population
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 24, 2015
A bird species battling an onslaught of invasive rats just got a glimpse of hope. Researchers say that South Georgia Pipits have hatched chicks. That’s because these birds won’t breed when rats are around. A final round of baiting just launched in what’s being called the world’s largest rat-eradication project.
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