Remote South Georgia Island returns to 'paradise for birds' after rat-killing program, says Calgary naturalist

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 16:50 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Brian Keating, The Homestretch’s naturalist, says the South Georgia Island archipelago near Antarctica is once again a haven for birds after a program to kill the rats that were accidentally brought there by whaling expeditions almost 250 years ago.

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