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http://dx.doi.org/10.13047/KJEE.2022.36.6.575

Control of Rattus norvegicus on Uninhabitable Islands - Case of Sasudo Island -  

Jun-Won Lee (Faculty of science Education, Jeju National University)
Ga-Ram Kim (Faculty of science Education, Jeju National University)
Seon-Mi Park (Practical Translational Research Center, Jeju National University)
Sung-Hwan Choi (Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Advanced Convergence Technology and Science, Jeju National University)
Young-Hun Jung (Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Advanced Convergence Technology and Science, Jeju National University)
Hong-Shik Oh (Faculty of science Education, Jeju National University)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.36, no.6, 2022 , pp. 575-581 More about this Journal
Abstract
Brown rats (Rattus norvegicusBerkenhout, 1769) were eradicated from Sasudo Island (33°55'13.04" N, 126°38'19.98" E), an uninhabited island designated as Natural Monument No. 333 and the largest breeding site for the streaked shearwater (Calonectris leucomelasTemminck, 1835) in South Korea. Twelve eradication studies were conducted from November 2015 to February 2021. The survey was conducted using a line census method that entailed slow wandering throughout the island and identifying starting and returning points. Capture traps were installed around traces of Rattus norvegicus,such as excrement and identified holes. As a result, 2 to 6 individuals were captured at each instance, except for the last time, when no individuals were captured. It is hypothesized that brown rats arrived at Sasudo Island via vessels arriving at the island for leisure and fishing. After the damage to streaked shearwater caused by brown rats was confirmed in 2006, entry to Sasudo Island was strictly prohibited through security measures, and marine clean-up programs that began in 2013 and continuous capturing since 2015 have been successful in eradicating brown rats. To maintain and manage the condition in Sasudo Island, preservation and management measures, such as strict visitor control, are necessary to prevent the inflow of new brown rats in the future.
Keywords
RATTUS NORVEGICUS; ERADICATION; SASUDO ISLAND; CAPTURE TRAPS; PREVENT THE INFLOW;
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