How did rats get to islands?


How did rats get to islands? Rats have traveled around the world for centuries as stowaways on ships. By some estimates, they've reached 90 percent of the world's islands — and they've wreaked havoc in many of the places they've invaded.


What island is inhabited by rats?

Hawadax Island (Aleut: Hawadax; Russian: ??????) is an island in the Rat Islands archipelago of the western Aleutian Islands in the U.S. state of Alaska. The island was formerly known as Rat Island until May 2012 when it was renamed Hawadax Island, which is an Aleut name meaning entry and welcome.