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Lord Howe Island - a paradise again

DoomsDave

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Rodent eradication worked!

Rats took over and ate plants and native animals nearly to extinction. This might offer hope in other places, too.

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4 hours ago, DoomsDave said:

Rodent eradication worked!

Rats took over and ate plants and native animals nearly to extinction. This might offer hope in other places, too.

I've been following this as well Dave, good news is rare on the ground these days, unfortunately. 

A similar success story has occurred on Macquarie Island, south of Tasmania...Macquarie Island Rabbits  10 years on and going strong. 

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South Arm, Tasmania, Australia - 42° South

Mild oceanic climate, with coastal exposure.

 

Summer: 12°C (53°F) average min, to 21°C (70°F) average daily max. Up to 40°C (104°F max) rarely.

 

Winter: 6°C (43°F) average min, to 13°C (55°F) average daily max. Down to 0°C (32°F) occasionally, some light frost.

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I did the Mt Gower  hike with Jack Schick in  2015.  At that time the abatement was still in test mode.  Jack showed us one side of the trail that had been baited, versus the second side.  Even then, the area with rat poisoning had vastly improved regeneration of many species.  

At that time the abatement program was controversial among the residents.  I never did learn their objections.  Jack was strongly in favor of the proposal.

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Jonathan Veteran

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On 12/11/2024 at 4:46 AM, Darold Petty said:

I did the Mt Gower  hike with Jack Schick in  2015.  At that time the abatement was still in test mode.  Jack showed us one side of the trail that had been baited, versus the second side.  Even then, the area with rat poisoning had vastly improved regeneration of many species.  

At that time the abatement program was controversial among the residents.  I never did learn their objections.  Jack was strongly in favor of the proposal.

 They may have been concerned about potential bio accumulation further down the food chain...we've had issues with 1080 baits for wallabies and possums in forestry regrowth coups affecting scavengers and non target species. Looks like there were no such problems on LHI, fortunately.

I wonder if the biggest challenge lies ahead in the guise of climate change for the cloud forest species like Lepidorrachis? They're literally clinging to the very summits of Gower and Lidgbird, there's nowhere left to go after that. Does the NSW government have a back up population stashed away somewhere? Doubtful.

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South Arm, Tasmania, Australia - 42° South

Mild oceanic climate, with coastal exposure.

 

Summer: 12°C (53°F) average min, to 21°C (70°F) average daily max. Up to 40°C (104°F max) rarely.

 

Winter: 6°C (43°F) average min, to 13°C (55°F) average daily max. Down to 0°C (32°F) occasionally, some light frost.

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3 hours ago, Jonathan said:

 

I wonder if the biggest challenge lies ahead in the guise of climate change for the cloud forest species like Lepidorrachis? They're literally clinging to the very summits of Gower and Lidgbird, there's nowhere left to go after that. 

There is a small animal here at risk also.  The American pika, an cute and most endearing animal, is found in California only above tree line, around 10,000 feet asl, (3048m) .  They are already at the highest point where vegetation still occurs.  I have seen and enjoyed them on many backpacking vacations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_pika

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Jonathan Veteran

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6 hours ago, Darold Petty said:

There is a small animal here at risk also.  The American pika, an cute and most endearing animal, is found in California only above tree line, around 10,000 feet asl, (3048m) .  They are already at the highest point where vegetation still occurs.  I have seen and enjoyed them on many backpacking vacations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_pika

They are cute little buggers, like a cross between a rabbit and a guinea pig!

Reading that Wikipedia article, it sounds like there’s nothing that doesn't eat them...last thing they need is climate change. 

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South Arm, Tasmania, Australia - 42° South

Mild oceanic climate, with coastal exposure.

 

Summer: 12°C (53°F) average min, to 21°C (70°F) average daily max. Up to 40°C (104°F max) rarely.

 

Winter: 6°C (43°F) average min, to 13°C (55°F) average daily max. Down to 0°C (32°F) occasionally, some light frost.

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Jonathan Veteran

Jonathan

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Some nice footage of LHI cloud forests...although Hedyscepe misidentified as Lepidorrachis at one point!

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South Arm, Tasmania, Australia - 42° South

Mild oceanic climate, with coastal exposure.

 

Summer: 12°C (53°F) average min, to 21°C (70°F) average daily max. Up to 40°C (104°F max) rarely.

 

Winter: 6°C (43°F) average min, to 13°C (55°F) average daily max. Down to 0°C (32°F) occasionally, some light frost.

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Thanks for posting...

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