Despite the frequent seismic activity in the waters around Tristan, Fisheries officials say that there has been a good catch this year. The 2004/05 lobster...
Falkland Islands News Network June 12, 2005 POACHING THREATENS TRISTAN DA CUNHA'S HURRICANE RECOVERY By J. Brock (SARTMA - TdC) with Sarah Glass (Tristan...
Dear all, Ultra mare usque nusquam - out in the cruel North Atlantic lies a tiny speck of granite: Rockall, the most isolated island in the world - no other...
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The more intelligent ones among you will note my mail below had nothing to do with TdC, and yet: IT HAS, indeed. Rockall marks another "most isolated" point,...
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I know that many of you reading this have fantasies about chucking it all, even your mothers-in-law, and moving to some faraway island. While the notice below...
Hi, Just to inform you that the new book-list from Miles Apart is now available as a pdf-file. Check www.sthelena.se/miles and your a click away! Greetings...
Tristan Times 5 July 2005 TRISTANIANS DO NOT EAT MUTTON BIRDS! An Editorial by J. Brock (SARTMA – TdC) The man with a Tristan sir name obviously didn’t...
Falkland Islands News Network July 11, 2005 by J. Brock SOUTH ATLANTIC ISLANDS EXPRESS SADNESS SHOCK AND DISMAY AT LONDON TERROR ATTACK {Excerpt] Tristan da...
Just to let all of you know that the first monarchic republic has declared its independence on the top of Rockall on 16th June, 2005. See our declaration of...
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News24.com, South Africa Albatross threatened by mice 19/07/2005 22:11 - (SA) Cape Town - Albatross chicks on Gough Island in the south Atlantic Ocean are...
... I believe this is a clear case where the expression "build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door" could apply . . . - Paul...
Bob, Thanks for this interesting snippet. There have been unconfirmed reports of mice killing albatross chicks on Gough Island for several years. This appears...
Dear John, I think you have to be very tough to live on Gough, even if you are a mouse. When I was on the "Agulhas" last September we called at Gough, to pick...
Hi Diane, I would love to be given the opportunity to "remove" the mice, unfortunately I am no longer 20 years old. Even as a pensioner I would give it a go....
It's normally done with high doses of sodium warfarin, which thins the blood til you leak to death. :( It has to be done using the right size traps, or you...
Since Gough is a World Heritage site, I think we can forget using Cruisers to wage mouse war there. I never landed on Gough but managed a circumnavigation in...
Hi Bob / Marty, Shelling mice from the sea, now that's a challenge !! Although only 3 degrees (am I correct?) further south the climate on Gough appears to be...
One form or other of warfarin bait can be very successful, I have just cleared out rats from an empty farm ready for new tenants to move in. But the risks of...
... 3 degrees seems about right, yes. Gough lies within the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. Tristan lies north of it. This must account for the difference in...
Here you will find a book from the 1820s and another from the 1920s about life in Tristan, both with illustrations: http://www.bweaver.nom.sh/earle/earle.htm ...
Can someone tell me something about the cafe. Is this the island's restaurant? If so what are the hours of operation and what do they serve? Can you buy...
Thanks Bob, more fascinating stuff. Gives me something to read on a wet Sunday morning. It also helps take my mind off what's happening in Egypt, Israel, ...
I have discovered this interesting item. Attached or follow the link. John Dorking UK The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4708899.stm It would seem that the killer mice are getting larger and more numerous and attacking more and larger prey with...
This story was first reported in the Cape Argus, in Cape Town, nearly a year ago. It is making the rounds again, and since I shared it with the Tristan List...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/index.shtml If you listen to the item at 06.57 you wull hear all about the killer mice. Peter -- ... This...
Because of the delay between messages being SENT and POSTED it is only possible to hear this item if you can find BBC - Radio 4 - Today Programme - July 25th...
