(2009) Chinese try to curb 'plague of desert rats' in Tibet with contraceptives
Authors |
Watts J. |
Source |
The Guardian (21) |
Type |
A - News article or press release (322) |
Peer Review |
3 - Low (686) |
Audience |
G - Generalist (1722) |
Pages |
1 |
Notes |
Starts with:Pika, relation of the rabbit, blamed for increasing desertification. But experts claim rodents help sustain biodiversity. China’s authorities have scattered 200kg of rodent contraceptive pellets across the Tibetan plateau to control what they describe as a “plague of desert rats”. |
Resources online
Categories
Aridity: Desertification
Desert
Keywords
desertification
Pika
increasing desertification
Tibet
Countries
China
Regions
Asia
Entered by: Ayako Uozumi, 4/2009