GAMBIAN RAT

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GAMBIAN RAT ERADICATION IN GRASSY KEY
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GAMBIAN RAT NATIVE DISTRIBUTION
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GAMBIAN RAT BIOLOGY

• OMNIVORE
• 5-6 LITTERS/YR W/ 1-5 YOUNG
• COMMUNAL BURROWERS
• MONKEY POX OUTBREAK

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2001 ESCAPE SITE
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GAMBIAN RAT BAIT STATION
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CAMERAS WITH INFRARED AND MOTION SENSORS
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ERADICATION PLAN
INDEX OF ABUNDANCE (RAT VISITS PER CAMERA-NIGHT)
BAIT STATIONS WITH RODENTICIDE
MEASURE SUCCESS VIA SECOND CAMERA INDEX
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ZINC PHOSPHIDE MIXED WITH PEANUT BUTTER AND OATS
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RESIDENTIAL
HAMMOCK
MANGROVE
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RAT CAPTURE LOCATIONS
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2001 8 RATS ESCAPE FROM CAPTIVE BREEDER
JUNE, 2004 USFWS CAPTURES FIRST RAT
AUGUST, 2004 PRELIMINARY TRAPPING BY TEXAS AM,
FWC, USFWS
MARCH 2005 MULTI-AGENCY MEETING TO ESTABLISH
ERADICATION PLAN
JUNE 2006 PILOT ERADICATION ON CRAWL KEY
JANUARY 2007 ERADICATION INITIATED
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SFWMD CONTRACTORS
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USDA CONDUCTING ATTRACTANT AND 3RD GENERATION
RODENTICIDE RESEARCH
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
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BAIT STATION GRID
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600 BAIT STATIONS INSTALLED
MAY COMPLETION TARGET
150,000 SPENT
50,000 TO COMPLETE PHASE 1
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