Caught on camera 📸 🐀 This greater stick-nest rat is making a new home in Dirk Hartog Island National Park! Extinct in the wild on mainland Australia, this native mammal only persists on islands and in fenced reserves. In a big leap forward for this species, the science team from the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions’ ecological restoration project Return to 1616, was able to reintroduce them to the island. Seeing these natural nesting behaviours is a significant mileston

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Rat Island was once used to quarantine the sick, but that wasn't its only purpose... Watch the full video now on Facebook or YouTube to learn more. #RatIsland #NYCHistory #ItsHistory #HiddenNYC | It's History

Rat Island (aka Isle du Choc) 1. A Brief History: This tiny islet off Choc Bay, north of Castries, earned its name from an 1800s rat infestation brought by European ships that nearly wiped out native wildlife. 2. Quarantine Station: In the 19th century, Rat Island was used as a quarantine site for diseases like smallpox and yaws; a place of isolation and also of hope. 3. Conservation Breakthrough: By the early 2000s, conservationists from the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust eradicated the in