This undated photo provided by Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Ecosystem Conservation Office shows a view of St. Paul Island, Alaska, including the developed area that includes homes and water towers. (Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Ecosystem Conservation Office via AP)

This 2024 image provided by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service shows rat tracks on Kiska Island, Alaska, one of the uninhabited islands where the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service aims to study the potential for rat eradication efforts. (Lora Haller/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service via AP)

This 2024 image provided by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service shows rat tracks on Kiska Island, Alaska, one of the uninhabited islands where the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service aims to study the potential for rat eradication efforts. (Lora Haller/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service via AP)

This 2017 image provided by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service shows the island of Attu in Alaska, one of the uninhabited islands where the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service aims to study the potential for rat eradication efforts. (Lisa Hupp/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service via AP)

This undated photo provided by Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Ecosystem Conservation Office shows a tufted puffin perched on the cliffs near the community of St. Paul on St. Paul Island, Alaska, with a kittiwake on the right. (Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Ecosystem Conservation Office via AP)

This June 2024 photo provided by Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Ecosystem Conservation Office shows a rat trap that was placed under a residential building on St. Paul Island, Alaska, after a resident reported an alleged sighting. (Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Ecosystem Conservation Office via AP)