Eradication of feral goats on islands and habitat islands

A Review of Feral Cat Eradication on Islands

Feral cats are directly responsible for a large percentage of global extinctions, particularly on islands. We reviewed feral cat eradication programs with the intent of providing information for future island conservation actions. Most insular cat introductions date from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, whereas successful eradication programs have been carried out in the last 30 years, m...

Feral Goat Eradications on Islands

Introduced mammals are major drivers of extinction. Feral goats (Capra hircus) are particularly devastating to island ecosystems, causing direct and indirect impacts through overgrazing, which often results in ecosystem degradation and biodiversity loss. Removing goat populations from islands is a powerful conservation tool to prevent extinctions and restore ecosystems. Goats have been eradicat...

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND HABITAT MANAGEMENT – Vol. II – Eradication of Rodents and Feral Cats on Islands - Valentín Pérez-Mellado ©Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) ERADICATION OF RODENTS AND FERAL CATS ON ISLANDS

Invasive rodent eradication on islands.

Invasive mammals are the greatest threat to island biodiversity and invasive rodents are likely responsible for the greatest number of extinctions and ecosystem changes. Techniques for eradicating rodents from islands were developed over 2 decades ago. Since that time there has been a significant development and application of this conservation tool. We reviewed the literature on invasive roden...

Eradication and Control of Feral and Free-ranging Dogs in the Galapagos Islands