RAT MANAGEMENT FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

• Main Authors: Witmer, Gary W., Campbell, Earl W., III, Boyd, Frank
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 1998
• Subjects: endangered species; least tern; Rattus rattus; rodent damage; rodenticide; roof rat; sea turtle; wildlife management; Environmental Health and Protection; Buck Island
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/vpc18/22; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/vpc18/article/1021/viewcontent/18vpc_Witmer.pdf

Introduced roof rats (Rartus rattus) pose a substantial threat to the fauna and flora of many tropical islands. In the Caribbean, there is concern about rat impacts to several endangered species, including the Atlantic hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) and the least tern (Sterna antillar...