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On 8 April 2014, Macquarie Island was officially declared pest-free, after seven years of conservation efforts. [55] This achievement was the largest successful island pest-eradication program attempted to that date. [56] [57] In May 2024, it was reported that the island had remained free of pests for 10 years, with vegetation flourishing.
With the eradication of first the cats and the wekas, and then of the rabbits and rodents by 2014, there are signs that the breeding petrel populations are beginning to recover. The Macquarie Island parakeet became extinct about 1891. The Macquarie Island rail, an endemic subspecies of the buff-banded rail, disappeared
Corybas dienemus, commonly known as the windswept helmet-orchid, is one of two helmet orchids endemic to Australia's subantarctic Macquarie Island, and the first orchid to be found there. It is a relatively small orchid with green flowers with purplish-red markings and was discovered in 1978.
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The New Zealand mud snail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) is an invasive species in many countries and has been present in Europe since 1859. [1]The New Zealand flatworm (Arthurdendyus triangulatus) is an invasive species in Europe where it preys on earthworms and degrades soil quality.
An example is Macquarie Island, where the removal of cats caused an explosion in the number of rabbits, that started feeding off the island's vegetation, thus leaving the birds without protection from other predators, like rats and other birds. [13] [14] [15] even if the eradication was positioned within an integrated pest management framework.
Her main research areas include: multiple species interactions, impacts of non-native species, design of Antarctic Protected Areas, and island conservation by invasive species eradication. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Her research has directly impacted policy, via her advice to the Australian state and federal governments and through her work for the Committee ...
in conservation of island birds. icbp technical publication. isbn 0-946888-04-3; the rat island rat eradication project: a critical evaluation of nontarget mortality. prepared for island conservation the nature conservancy and the u.s. fish and wildlife service, alaska maritime national wildlife refuge. prepared by the ornithological council.