In 1958, Hawaii introduced barn owls to control rats in sugarcane fields; the owls spread across the islands and began killing endangered seabirds

Barn owls were introduced to Hawaii in the late 1950s to control rats. These owls later began preying on native seabirds, ...
Psychology Today

Is Killing Introduced Predators "Absolutely Necessary"?

New Zealand recognizes nonhuman animals as sentient beings but it's okay to kill them by the millions using horrifically painful methods Sentience, and the ethical demands that arise from this ...
Phys.org

Bird diversity declined across the Izu Islands over the past five decades—introduced predators likely contributed

Oceanic islands are biologically unique and irreplaceable because they have never been connected to continental mainlands and often host endemic species. Human activities have considerably altered ...