This tiny island in Micronesia is attempting a world-first eradication
October 28, 2024 3:47 AM   Subscribe

This tiny island in Micronesia is attempting a world-first eradication, and they're winning. On an isolated island in the Federated States of Micronesia, community and invited scientists are attempting a monitor lizard eradication program to protect nesting turtles.
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posted by HearHere at 4:50 AM on October 28


I initially misread that as a "first-world eradication" and immediately thought, "Who can blame them? Casting us and all of our shit off the island is probably an excellent long-term survival strategy."

The thing with protecting the turtles is more practical, though, and also very cool.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 7:01 AM on October 28 [4 favorites]


Mentioned in the fine article, this is AFTER they removed the population of feral pigs and eradicated the population of rats (according to some sources, the monitor lizards were imported by the occupying Japanese to deal with the rats)

Coconut crab populations may recover too! Everybody wins!
posted by ivan ivanych samovar at 8:51 AM on October 28 [6 favorites]


So, its turtles all the way up then?
posted by y2karl at 9:02 AM on October 28 [5 favorites]


DOT I had the same mis-read!!! hahahah

very glad to hear the turts are being protected.
posted by supermedusa at 9:50 AM on October 28 [1 favorite]


Reporter to Official: So how is everything going? Well?

Official, pausing to look at camera: We are MONITORING the situation. Every is going well.

Reporter: ...
posted by Atreides at 10:16 AM on October 28


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