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S.Africa plan to 'bomb' mice that eat albatrosses alive

Phys.org - Sun 25 Aug 24

Conservationists said Saturday that they plan to bomb a remote South African island with tons of pesticide-laced pellets to kill mice that are eating albatrosses and other seabirds alive.

S.Africa Plan To 'Bomb' Mice That Eat Alabatrosses Alive, International Business Times - Sat 24 Aug 24

Mice on remote island that eat albatrosses alive sentenced to death by 'bombing,' scientists decree

Livescience - Thu 29 Aug 24

The wandering albatrosses of Marion Island can't defend themselves against an invasive mice population that devours birds alive, but conservationists say a rodenticide ...