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    Details of this species in Goat Is. (Leigh)
    Status: Alien
    Invasiveness: Invasive
    Occurrence: Eradicated
    Source: Island Conservation and Ecology Group, 2004
    Arrival Date:
    Introduction:
    Species Notes for this Location:
    Management Notes for this Location:
    Rattus rattus was eradicated from Goat Island in 1992, but reinvasion has since occurred. The eradication was carried out by the Department of Conservation (led by T. Wilson) (J. Russell, pers. comm.). For more information, please refer to MacKay and Russell, 2005. A further eradication attempt was made in 2005, and was declared successful (MacKay and Russell, 2005).
    Location Notes:
    The vegetation of Goat Island (10 ha) is primarily forested.
    Last Modified: 30/08/2006 10:21:27 a.m.
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