Two thousand mice dropped on Guam by parachute — to kill snakes
Dec 3, 2013 · They floated down from the sky Sunday — 2,000 mice, wafting on tiny cardboard parachutes over Andersen Air Force Base in the U.S. territory of Guam.
Guam's Plague of Snakes Is Devastating The Whole Island
Mar 9, 2017 · In case you're unfamiliar with Guam's infamous 'snake problem', the island is known for hosting an invasion of venomous brown snakes that have wreaked havoc on its native …
Experts list Guam's worst invasive species - postguam.com
Mar 3, 2019 · From brown tree snakes to coconut rhinoceros beetles, Guam has seen a wave of invasive species that have impacted the island’s ecosystem. The damage caused by invasive …
Bait, Bite, and Beware: The Complex Web of Invasive Species
Sep 22, 2023 · In Guam, there are many invasive species, including the brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis), the cane toad (Rhinella marina), and rodents such as the Pacific Island Rat …
U.S. weapon against venomous Guam snakes: Air-dropping …
Feb 22, 2013 · ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam Dead mice laced with painkillers are about to rain down on Guam's jungle canopy. They are scientists' prescription for a headache that …
ABSTRACT: Introduced Polynesian rats threatened native bird populations and forest habitat on Cocos Island, Guam. To eliminate the threat posed by rat populations, a rodent eradication …
Heads Up to Invasive Pests: Poison Mice Falling From the Sky
Dec 7, 2013 · To scatter the poison mice bait around the island of Guam, the rodents were dropped from a helicopter. When all else fails to wipe out invasive snakes, rats, or wasps, a …
Air Force Drops Two Thousand Poison Mice on Guam - Outside …
Dec 3, 2013 · The U.S. Air Force took to the skies over Guam on Sunday to shower unholy death upon the invasive and troublesome brown tree snake.
RATS! : r/guam - Reddit
May 19, 2023 · Is it just me or is the rat infestations getting worse on Guam? We should try importing some snakes to kill the rats. My last apartment -pomika apartments- had rats. It was …
Previous surveys of rats on Guam also reported popula - tions of Laelaps echidninum (Alicata 1948). Our sampling of rodents was small and inevitably underrepresents the ectoparasite …