Palmerston atoll has officially been declared rat free following a tremendous eradication effort by the local community, with support from agencies in Rarotonga and New Zealand. A rat eradication operation took place on the atoll’s Home and Cooks islets over August and September 2023. Monitoring to confirm... read full story

"Rats infested the atoll for over a century. They ate our crops, invaded our homes and harmed local wildlife. We saw the rat problem becoming worse, with the potential to seriously undermine our resilience in the face of climate change impacts,"

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