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Killer rats are attacking and killing nesting albatrosses on Midway Atoll – scientists struggle to stop this terrifying new behavior

At the far end of the northwestern Hawaiian Islands lies Kuaihelani (also known as Midway Atoll), a small island set that is home to the world’s largest albatross colony. More than a million albatrosses return to Kuaihelani each year to breed. These seemingly unspoiled islands appear safe, but there is a predator lurking among the… Read More »

Killer rats are attacking and killing albatrosses nesting on Midway Atoll; Scientists struggle to stop this terrifying new behavior

At the tip of the northwestern Hawaiian Islands lies Kuaihelani, also known as Midway Atoll, a small cluster of islands that are home to the world’s largest albatross colony. More than a million albatrosses return to Kuaihelani to breed each year. These seemingly pristine islands appear safe, but there’s a predator lurking among the seabirds.… Read More »