Mice have flourished on Gough Island since they were inadvertently introduced by sailors in the 19th century, and have evolved to become half as large again as average house mice.

The mice are also affecting Gough Island’s other Critically Endangered endemic species, Gough Bunting Rowettia goughensis. A recent survey of the bunting’s population revealed that the ...

Surveys of Gough Bunting in 2007 suggest that the population is 400-500 pairs. The United Kingdom Overseas Territory (UKOT) Conservation Forum research findings indicate that the mice are responsible ...