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Lord Howe Island rodent removal

Darold Petty

By Darold Petty
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Darold Petty

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This story is old news, but I have posted it for the great images.  I have visited about 40 countries, and this is the most special place!

During my visit, before the baiting, the proposal was controversial among the residents.  My guide, Jack Schick, was firmly in the camp for baiting.

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p09b5f3c/saving-an-australian-paradise-s-cloud-forest

 

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Jeff zone 8 N.C.

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What a great success story! Looks like Howea palms can take a lot of moisture if well drained.  At least the video at about the 1:45 mark seems to shows that.

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happypalms

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Ive seen what they can do in nursery those damm rodents, heaven forbid on remote island, with some of the most unique flora and fauna that rival the Galápagos Islands, a true environmental disaster those rats! 

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Darold Petty Grand Master

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I am hoping that the biologists can eventually re-introduce the stick insect, salvaged from Ball's Pyramid.

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JohnAndSancho Grand Master

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I wonder if I can trade them some cats for a couple Chambeyronia. 

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realarch Grand Master

realarch

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For those of you who have been there and climbed the mountains, i can only imagine how magical that experience was.

Rodents are such a problem, it appears they have been successful with the project. A similar eradication is on going on one of the lesser Hawaiian islands. 

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Jonathan Grand Master

Jonathan

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3 hours ago, JohnAndSancho said:

I wonder if I can trade them some cats for a couple Chambeyronia. 

You could, but they'd have to import them from New Caledonia first, lol!

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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.

JohnAndSancho Grand Master

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1 minute ago, Jonathan said:

You could, but they'd have to import them from New Caledonia first, lol!

Geography isn't my problem lol. Trying to import anything right now would be absolute hell though. 

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Jonathan Grand Master

Jonathan

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Hopefully the eradication results in more of these little guys...L mooreana ready to hit the ground this spring!

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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.

tim_brissy_13 Grand Master

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7 hours ago, Darold Petty said:

I am hoping that the biologists can eventually re-introduce the stick insect, salvaged from Ball's Pyramid.

I was just at Melbourne Zoo on the weekend. They’ve been working on a breeding program for years. It sounds like it’s been successful so there’s hope. 

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2005 Minimum: 2.6C,  Maximum: 44C

2005 Average: 17.2C, warmest on record.

tim_brissy_13 Grand Master

tim_brissy_13

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3 hours ago, Jonathan said:

Hopefully the eradication results in more of these little guys...L mooreana ready to hit the ground this spring!

IMG20250813083509.jpg

Oh yeah! We need a new thread when you set up a grove of these!

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Tim Brisbane

Patterson Lakes, bayside Melbourne, Australia

Rarely Frost

2005 Minimum: 2.6C,  Maximum: 44C

2005 Average: 17.2C, warmest on record.

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