This Is How Australia ERADICATED ALL INVASIVE RABBITS AND RATS On Macquarie Island After 100+ Years

This Is How Australia ERADICATED ALL INVASIVE RABBITS AND RATS On Macquarie Island After 100+ Years This documentary follows the difficult campaign to remove rabbits, black rats, and house mice from a remote island in the Southern Ocean. Explore how introduced cats complicated the food web, why early aerial baiting harmed native birds, and how teams adjusted their approach using a rabbit virus, helicopters, and detection dogs. The Macquarie Island invasive species story reveals why invasive species eradication requires years of monitoring, rather than a single dramatic operation. It also places rabbit control Australia efforts in context, explaining why an isolated island offers opportunities that mainland landscapes rarely provide. Through Macquarie Island restoration, we examine how vegetation and seabirds recover after invasive animals disappear. For viewers interested in invasive species Australia, ecosystem restoration, and nature based solutions, this case highlights the role of direct intervention—and its risks. The final challenge is preventing another introduction, because recovery depends on keeping the island protected. Please Subscribe to Our Channel💪 https://www.youtube.com/@regen-eco?sub_confirmation=1 Key Moments: 00:00 Introduction | Macquarie Island Invasive Species 01:14 Background: Invasive Species Australia 02:12 Feral Cat Eradication | Invasive Animals 02:57 Rabbit Population Explodes Again | Rabbit Control Australia 03:46 Australia Uses a Virus for Rabbit Control 04:46 Over 100,000 Rabbits Return | Macquarie Island Restoration 05:37 2010 – Invasive Species Eradication Nearly Fails 07:13 Campaign Redesigned | Ecosystem Restoration Begins 08:06 2011 – 305 Tons of Bait Cover Macquarie Island 10:44 Why Zero Sightings Did Not Mean Eradication Success 12:48 Nature Recovers | Island Ecosystem Restoration 14:53 Can Australia Eradicate Other Invasive Species? 17:42 The Final Battle | Seabird Conservation & Ecosystem Recovery 👇 Watch more fascinati