Antipodes Island’s Bird Life Surges After Mouse Eradication

New Zealand eradicated an estimated 200,000 mice from Antipodes Island in 2016–2018 using brodifacoum bait; a 2018 verification confirmed success, and six years of follow-up surveys show native bird populations, including the Antipodes Island pipit, snipe, and parakeets, more than doubling, indicating rapid ecosystem recovery after invasive pests were removed.