Small innovation could unlock big conservation wins on tropical islands |22 July 2025

Small innovation could unlock big conservation wins on tropical islands

A simple yet ground breaking innovation could open the door to restoring millions of hectares of tropical island ecosystems currently threatened by invasive rodents.

Conservation scientists have identified a critical barrier to upscaling rodent eradication on tropical islands: the inability to effectively distribute toxic bait in dense mangrove forests – one of the most common and challenging habitats in these regions.

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