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Black rats Rattus rattus are present on Ascension and may well be affecting breeding populations of seabirds and turtles in addition to endemic plant and invertebrate species. Rats may also play a part in the spread of several invasive plant species whose rapid expansion across the island may be aided through the spreading of seed through rodent faeces.

Rat predating on a crab. 


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(Threats / Problems / Issues, 6 of 7 - Slide ref. 655)