The seventh bait check was completed this week over the first two days. The eighth bait check and monitoring check were also completed this week. The maps for the seventh and eighth checks are given below and reveal fewer and fewer sites where bait is still being taken.
The monitoring check showed positive rat sign only at Lamasgor, Bresgor and Tighard. Unfortunately many stations were interfered with by stock, birds and rabbits. A dead rat was found under the pallets of stock feed in the main shed. It appears to have been poisoned.
A short talk was given at the school about the project and questions from the two pupils answered. General tidying and securing of our bait stores was completed. No days were lost to bad weather this week.
Richard Luxmoore (NTS) and John Bell (Rentokil) arrived on Tuesday 13th December and departed on Thursday 15th December. Anne Ooms, Anthony Williams and Alice Greenacre (NTS volunteers) departed on Thursday 15th December. Biz Bell (WMIL) arrived back on Saturday 17th December. Jim Watt (NTS volunteer) departed on Saturday 17th December. The entire WMIL team depart the island on Tuesday 20th December for the Christmas/New Year break. Shaun Dowman (NTS) volunteer will depart on Thursday 22nd December. Luke Banse, Toby Hogbin and Jimmy Huis (NTS volunteers) have chosen to spend the break on the island. Biz Bell and Paul Garner-Richards (WMIL) will return to the island on Thursday 29th December. The remainder of the WMIL team return on Tuesday 3rd January 2006. The new NTS volunteers arrive on Saturday 7th January 2006.
The next status report will be sent out on Sunday 8th January 2006.
Biz Bell, Dave Boyle and Paul Garner-Richards, WMIL Tuesday 20th December 2005
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