was only of threats at sites that hold >1% of the global population. Indicative cost Island Threat Priority1 Explanation ($AUD)2 Habitat loss or destruction/predation by alien species Major threat to 5.5 million endemic species; Gough Island House mouse High medium feasibility of eradication High feasibility of 1-2 million Reindeer Lower eradication Grande Terre, Medium feasibility of >10 million Feral cat Lower Kerguelen eradication Medium feasibility of >25 million Black rat Lower eradication High feasibility of 420K Ile Saint Lanne Feral cat Lower eradication Gramont, High feasibility of 140K Kerguelen Black rat Lower eradication South Georgia 15 million Medium feasibility of (Islas Georgias Brown rat3 Lower eradication del Sur) Medium feasibility of 25 million Feral cat Lower eradication Auckland Island Medium feasibility of 25 million Domestic pig Lower eradication Medium feasibility of 30 million Marion Island House mouse Lower eradication Pathogen Major threat to two Unknown species; low or Ile Amsterdam Avian cholera High unknown feasibility of eradication Increased competition with native species Low or unknown 100K Australasian Pedra Branca Lower feasibility of gannet eradication 1High priority reflects major threat to an endemic species or very large proportion of the global population. 2Economies of scale would reduce overall costs of operations in same island group. 3Aerial baiting completed (2015).
was only of threats at sites that hold >1% of the global population. Island Threat Priority1 Explanation Indicative cost ($AUD)2 Habitat loss or destruction/predation by alien species Gough Island House mouse High Major threat to endemic species; medium feasibility of eradication 5.5 million Grande Terre, Kerguelen Reindeer Lower High feasibility of eradication 1-2 million Feral cat Lower Medium feasibility of eradication >10 million Black rat Lower Medium feasibility of eradication >25 million Ile Saint Lanne Gramont, Kerguelen Feral cat Lower High feasibility of eradication 420K Black rat Lower High feasibility of eradication 140K South Georgia (Islas Georgias del Sur) Brown rat3 Lower Medium feasibility of eradication 15 million Auckland Island Feral cat Lower Medium feasibility of eradication 25 million Domestic pig Lower Medium feasibility of eradication 25 million Marion Island House mouse Lower Medium feasibility of eradication 30 million Pathogen Ile Amsterdam Avian cholera High Major threat to two species; low or unknown feasibility of eradication Unknown Increased competition with native species Pedra Branca Australasian gannet Lower Low or unknown feasibility of eradication 100K 1High priority reflects major threat to an endemic species or very large proportion of the global population. 2Economies of scale would reduce overall costs of operations in same island group. 3Aerial baiting completed (2015).
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