Northern rockhopper penguin mice ("Mus musculus") have been introduced into their environment by human sea expeditions. The mice have proven to be invasive, and consume northern rockhopper eggs, as well as hunt their young. In order to preserve the birds, a culling of the mice is being considered. The northern rockhopper penguin is classified as endangered because of the decline in numbers over the last three generations (or 30 years). Population Trends by Year and Island On March 16, 2011, the Maltese-registered freighter MS "Oliva" ran aground on Nightingale Island, spilling tons of heavy crude into the ocean. The crew was rescued, but
Blue Bird Micro Bird of a passenger van to a school bus. In another departure from precedent, the MB-series buses utilized aluminum body panels in place of steel. The MB-II was offered with two different entry door configurations: a standard bus door (standard on Ford-chassis buses) and a van-style door (standard on Chevrolet/GMC G-van prior to 1997). In 2009, Girardin Minibus entered its second joint venture with Blue Bird. The partnership, named Micro Bird, Inc., consolidated all Type A school bus production at the Girardin facilities in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada. Under the agreement, Blue Bird shifted production of van-based buses to Girardin (to again