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    Details of this species in Titi Is.
    Status: Alien
    Invasiveness: Invasive
    Occurrence: Eradicated
    Source: Island Conservation and Ecology Group, 2004
    Arrival Date:
    Introduction:
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    Management Notes for this Location:
    Rattus rattus was eradicated from Titi Island in 1970, in a programme undertaken by the New Zealand Wildlife Service (led by B. Bell and D. Merton). The eradication was achieved using two hand broadcast applications of warfarin, at a cost of $100 (Gaze, 1983; Veitch and Bell, 1990; D. Veitch, pers. comm.; D. Merton, pers. comm.; J. Russell, pers. comm.).
    Location Notes:
    The vegetation of Titi Island (32 ha) is primary forest.
    Last Modified: 30/06/2006 2:12:08 p.m.
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