Many agencies and interest groups are committed to re-establishing components of Guam's native avifauna through the reintroduction of captive-reared birds or translocation from other islands in the Marianas if the Brown Treesnake ( I Boiga irregularis i ; BTS) can be eliminated. The Gua...
eradicationGuaminvasivesize selectivitysnaketoxicantIn 2008, we studied simulated toxicant efficacy to control invasive brown treesnakes (Boiga irregularis) using bait tubes (elongate bait stations that reduce non-target bait take) in a 5-ha enclosure in Guam (U.S. Territory) with a known ...
Guam has become infamous since the accidental introduction of the brown treesnake in the 1940s led to the decimation of the native bird population. Perhaps if the native forest bird population was still thriving on Guam, the insect population would be better controlled. ...