- 76 -•Firstwas Stephens Island, New Zealand in 1925 (1.5 km2)Marion Island (293 km2)Environmental outcomes•Increased abundance of native birds, mammals and reptiles•Successful reintroduction of locally extinct native animals•Natural recolonisationby birdsSocial and economic outcomes•Ecotourism•Employment for locals in eradication and monitoring•Reduce / eliminate diseases, e.g. toxoplasmosis, catscratch fever•Cats have been eradicated from four large islands (> 100 km2):•All have 1000 people•3 out of 4 have used trapping, hunting and 1080 poisonAscension (101 km2)Tristan da Cunha (114 km2)Macquarie (129 km2)Marion (293 km2)•Pet cats had to be sterilised (but one resident secretly tried to breed cats)•Facilities such as roads, trails and settlements were useful to the cat eradication team•Residents were unhappy that they were not offered employment•Proponents should promote economic benefits such as capital investment, employment opportunities and ecotourismAscension IslandSlide 7Slide 9Slide 11Slide 8Slide 10Slide 12
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