Rails (family Rallidae) are vulnerable to the impacts of invasive mammals, and this is
particularly true for species on oceanic islands. The endemic Galápagos rail (Laterallus …

GA Harper1, 3 and V. Carrion2 1Charles Darwin Foundation, Casilla 17-01-3891, Quito,
Ecuador. 2Galápagos National Park Service, Puerto Ayora, Isla Santa Cruz, Islas …

Introduced mammals are a major driver of extinction and ecosystem change, particularly on
islands. Feral goats Capra hircus have been introduced to numerous islands worldwide and …

Invasive mammals are premier drivers of extinction and ecosystem change, particularly on
islands. In the 1960s, conservation practitioners started developing techniques to eradicate …

Introduced mammals are major drivers of extinction and ecosystem change. As omnivores,
feral pigs (Sus scrofa) are responsible for wholesale adverse effects on islands. Here, we …

Vehicle collisions with wildlife have the potential to negatively impact species everywhere
roads divide natural habitats; this is especially true in areas where roads are a recent …

In the Gulf of California, Mexico, several islands have been severely impacted by introduced
rats (Rattus spp.). A rat eradication project for Farallón de San Ignacio and San Pedro Mártir …

In Mexico, attempts had been made to eradicate rodents from nine islands by 2009, and
eight of these were successful. Methods evolved from bait stations on small islands to aerial …

Alien species can negatively affect global biodiversity, especially on islands. Significant
advances in methods for eradicating mammals from islands have been achieved. In …

A combined rat and mouse trapping grid was established in arid coastal forest on Santa
Cruz Island, Galápagos over June and July 2009. Mouse traps were opened first and did not …