Biologists surveying Rat Island plant communities for changes caused by rats as part of pre-eradication study. Photo Credit: Island Conservation / Jennifer Curl

Biologist surveying birds on rugged Rat Island duringthe 2007 pre-eradication studies. Photo Credit: Island Conservation / Sarah Abel

Norway rat in a live trap on Rat Island during 2007 studies to determine methods and logistics for removing rats. Photo Credit: Island Conservation / Rebekka Federer

Field camp of biologists is dwarfed by the landscape of 6,861 acre uninhabited Rat Island. Photo Credit: Island Conservation / Stacey Buckelew