World’s largest rodent eradication project a success.
• The UK Overseas Territory of South Georgia is officially declared free of rodents for the first time since humans arrived on the island over 200 years ago
• Friends of South Georgia Island and Scottish-based charity the South Georgia Heritage Trust raised £10 million to finance the Habitat Restoration Project to eradicate invasive rodents
• Covering 108,723 hectares (1087 km2), the Habitat Restoration Project is more than eight times larger than any other rodent eradication area ever tackled anywhere in the world
• Three rodent detection dogs covered a total of 2420km, with their two female dog handlers walking 1608km, searching for signs of rats and mice as part of a comprehensive monitoring survey
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