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| Biz explains project details and status to Bob, Abbie and Peter. | Canna Island is 4.5 miles long and 1 mile wide. | Canna and nearby Sanday Island were baited during winter from Sept 2005 thru March 2006. |
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| WMIL team and volunteers set up a grid of more than 4300 bait stations across the island. | Team members used ATV and trailer to haul personnel and gear to drop points and then bait stations and monitoring devices were checked by foot. | |
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| The team was a mix of regular staff from Wildlife Management International and volunteers. | Bait stations made of 30-inch long PVC tubes were placed across the island. | The island's 600 ft cliffs were a challenge. They were rat habitat and had to be baited. |
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| All eradication team members were trained in rapelling skills. | Cliff-faces were accessed by rapelling or climbing across ledges. | "Flying" bait stations were suspended over cliffs. |