SUP Magazine: 'Galapagos of the North' on Edge After Possible Rat Sighting

A tiny, remote Alaskan island in the Bering Sea home to only about 350 people has been on the hunt for a potentially phantom rat that a resident may or may not have seen outside their home back in June. But for St. Paul Island—one of four Pribilof Islands also known as " Galapagos of the north" due to richness of bird life—a single rat could spell doom for the delicate ecosystem. Rats often find their way to remote islands by stowing away on ships on aircraft, and can quickl...