A U.S. magistrate has found a Santa Barbara environmental activist not guilty of violating federal law two years ago, when he allegedly
fed black rats on Anacapa Island vitamin pellets to counteract poison that park rangers dropped from helicopters to exterminate the rodents.
Not exact matches
The military imported many other species as well, including the common
black rat, Rattus rattus, a large tree - dwelling rodent whose blood
fed many of the mosquitoes.
The National Park Service began poisoning
black rats last year to prevent the rodents from
feeding on the eggs of endangered seabirds.