Concerning rats on isolated islands, I read some while ago about their having been controlled via an additive making them infertile. Food with additive was dropped all over the island and the rats disappeared via natural causes, because there were no more babies. Unfortunately I can't find the article any more.
No doubt the animal rights activists might not like that solution, but at least it allows the rats to live out their brief lives normally without killing. Of course, the situation with the sugar gliders and parrots is much more complicated and is on mainland, not an island. I share platy's concern for the future of the parrots and I just hope that a more humane solution can be found. if humans are intelligent enough to create advanced robotics, fly into space, etc. then they should be able to find a humane solution to a problem like the current one.
No doubt the animal rights activists might not like that solution, but at least it allows the rats to live out their brief lives normally without killing. Of course, the situation with the sugar gliders and parrots is much more complicated and is on mainland, not an island. I share platy's concern for the future of the parrots and I just hope that a more humane solution can be found. if humans are intelligent enough to create advanced robotics, fly into space, etc. then they should be able to find a humane solution to a problem like the current one.
