Native wildlife successfully reclaims territory from introduced rodents in Sydney
Australian Wildlife Conservancy In the battle of ‘native wildlife vs introduced invaders’, it’s the native species that are winning at North Head Sanctuary in Sydney where Australia’s small Bush Rats are successfully reclaiming their territory from gangs of invasive Black Rats. Results from recent wildlife surveys found that the population of Black Rats at North Head has decreased from an estimated 112 in 2019 to 29 in 2020. The decline continued in May 2021, when only eight Black Rats were captured during a survey of 250 hectares at the sanctuary. Australian Wildlife Conservancy ...
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