Pests of Macquarie Island
Macquarie Island has experienced some very nasty pests and more then once those pests have gotten out of control and almost destroyed the Eco-system there. Nowadays the island is a protected nature reserve and Royal Heritage site so it is extremely unlikely that the island will ever have the same troubles it has had in the past due to the strict laws of the Australian Government. Some of the many pests that have effected Macquarie Island have included: rats, mice, feral cats and especially rabbits.