The Lord Howe Island Board has been considering the possibility of eradicating rats and mice from the Lord Howe Island Group for a number of years as part of its responsibility to protect the islands’ ecosystems, the kentia palm and tourism industries, and the health and wellbeing of residents and visitors. Introduced ship rats and house mice are having a significant negative impact on the islands' unique flora and flora, many of which are found nowhere else in the world.
The
Draft Lord Howe Island Rodent Eradication Plan (pdf; 604 KB) has been prepared to guide the planning and implementation of a programme to eradicate rats and mice from the Lord Howe Island Group of islands.
