Study

Trial of a new bait station design to improve the efficiency of rat Rattus control in forest at Black River Gorges National Park, Mauritius

  • Published source details Tatayah R.V.V., Haverson P., Wills D. D. & Robin S. (2007) Trial of a new bait station design to improve the efficiency of rat Rattus control in forest at Black River Gorges National Park, Mauritius. Conservation Evidence, 4, 20-24.

Actions

This study is summarised as evidence for the following.

Action Category

Control mammalian predators on islands for pigeons

Action Link
Bird Conservation
  1. Control mammalian predators on islands for pigeons

    A before-and-after trial in Brise Fer, Mauritius (Tatayah et al. 2007) found that four pink pigeon Nesoenas mayeri (formerly Columba mayeri) chicks fledged in 2006, during the trialling of a new ‘hockey stick’ bait station to control rats Rattus spp., compared to no successful fledgings in 2005 and ‘few to no chicks’ in the previous few years.

     

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