"Rats were eradicated from one New Zealand island in 1959, inspiring efforts to do so elsewhere: 820 attempts have been made on 666 islands, with 88% successful. As a result, populations of seabirds and other animals have recovered." www.science.org/content/arti...

Conservationists are waging a global war on island rats

Ambitious eradication plans aim to protect vulnerable seabirds and other wildlife

"Adams’ latest campaign zeroes in on a tactic that history has shown to be more successful: depriving them of food. But as Bloomberg Opinion Columnist Stephen Mihm explains, the city may never be rat-free." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

NYC to Host ‘Rat Summit’ as Mayor Says His Policies Curbed Pests

New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he’s winning the war on rats, and now he wants other leaders across North America to learn from his fight.