"They began nibbling at its head": the audacious scheme to eradicate albatross-eating mice from an island
abbaros%20-%20Copy.jpg)
The birds reproduce on Marion Island in South Africa, but rodents are consuming their babies alive. The largest effort in history to eliminate the invasive species is now set to begin. Although no one had ever seen it firsthand on the little volcanic outcrop off the coast of South Africa, scientists were aware by 2015 that mice were attacking albatross chicks on Marion Island based on information from camera traps. Researchers Stefan and Janine Schoombie decided to go back at night after seeing a seriously...