#rat eradication
State Declares Success: Rat Eradication Complete on Lehua Island
Multiple agencies joined forces in 2017 to implement a rat eradication operation on Lehua, using lessons learned from a failed attempt in 2009.
Lehua Island Restoration Project Nears Two Year Anniversary
The population of Pacific Rats on tiny Lehua Island, off Kaua‘i’s west coast remains extremely low, two years after three applications of a rodenticide to clear them out of the State Seabird Sanctuary.
Two Rodents Detected on Lehua Island
The rat observations at Lehua Island come after a trio of aerial rodenticide applications late last year that were aimed at protecting native seabirds.
Encouraging Signs from Lehua Island Show No Rats
Monitoring efforts of the ecosystem recovery on Lehua Island find no signs of invasive Pacific Rats in the four months following a rat eradication effort.
Inconclusive Results from Examination of Lehua Fish
Results are inconclusive from an examination of dead fish that were found in tide pools following the aerial application of rodenticide on Lehua Island.
Lehua Island Third Rodenticide Application Planned Today
The third application comes today, amid an investigation launched last week claiming a connection between the rat eradication effort and bird and fish deaths.
Second Rodenticide Application Dropped on Lehua Island
A second aerial application of rodenticide was conducted at Lehua Island today. The bait drops are being conducted in an effort to eradicate invasive rats.