Reprinted with Permission from World at LargeTwo small islets crucial to the resiliency of the local environment in the Marshall Islands Republic are witnessing a major ecological revival. Having already eradicated black rats on dozens of islands before, Island Conservation trained local teams with the best practices to remove the rats via poison without harming the native wildlife. A colony of 2,000 Sooty Terns, where there was previously none, was feeding hundreds of chicks,” said Island Conservation Project Manager Paul Jacques. In partnership with the Island Conservation, local groups removed the rats allowed the “turtle islands” to thrive once again. WaL also reported on the 2022 Island Conservation removal of invasive rats across the Pacific Islands using technological advancements of drones and poisoned bait.