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I do not think the Eats could svim in thet
wo have never ccon a mnt
the avoa in the water,
f wWarvls in
Wo just noveee $00 thom in the water,
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but sinee thore aren*t any rats on tho island thers, there is
no danger of simmigration SYom thore
Tnere is a methed by whic 1 tho rats Ieomn othor
islants could get into tho island,
and this is by beat tvavel.
Boats poricdically dock er land a
tro island, and it is con-
ceivabiec that rats could come in on the beats.
However, since
the rat is vratus omeelioncs, a fiecl qd rat, wa have nover seen
one On any of the bonis.
I do not think that the ileld rat is
getting into the isiend 4n thet men nos,
Eovaveor, we do have evi-
Gence that the old world rats cone in on the ships with the suyvplics and equipment from the States , and thers would be a chance
that these animals ¢esuld b2 tranons
However, since tha olc world rats a