Macquarie Island View
Macquarie Island
(Australia)
Location:
54° 36' south, 158° 54' east
  Macquarie Island (Australia)
 
 
Feral Animals

Previously introduced cattle, sheep, goats and pigs have been removed. Cats, rats, mice and rabbits remain. The cats and the rats are a threat to the ground-nesting seabirds. The residual rabbit population is estimated at over 10,000 and causes damage to the flora.


Expedition Nov. 24 – 29, 2005
Text and Layout by Peter S. Goltra and Gail W. Goltra
with Identification and Consultation by
Peter Harrison, Geoff Renner and Geoff Walls.
Photographs by Peter Goltra and Jean Halford
Bird Calls Courtesy of Les McPherson
Web Design and Development by HindSite Interactive, Inc.