Managing non-target wildlife mortality whilst using rodenticides to eradicate invasive rodents on islands

Invasive rodents are one of the greatest threats to island biodiversity. Eradicating these species from islands has become increasingly practicable in recent decades, primarily using anticoagulant rodenticides. However, this approach also poses risks native wildlife, and there been corresponding development management non-target wildlife species. Here we review strategies tactics used operational risk, examples rodent eradication projects conducted on 178 where risk assessment mitigation was a component campaign. We identified 17 different within framework three strategic approaches: avoidance minimization remediation impact mortality. summarize terms their applicability, strengths, weaknesses for general, plus potential interactions with achieving eradication. There remains great further innovation reducing rodenticide invasive eradications islands, supporting advancement social acceptability toolset biodiversity conservation.