Posted by: Sandy Steinman | August 6, 2016

New Zealand Aims To Be Rid Of Rats

NPR reports

When it comes to invasive predators, New Zealand smells a rat — and a stoat, and a possum. But not for long. By 2050, the island nation hopes to be rid of the invasive mammalian predators — completely. It’s a goal that was formally announced Monday by New Zealand’s prime minister, John Key. “While once the greatest threat to our native wildlife was poaching and deforestation, it is now introduced predators,”

Read full story at  New Zealand Aims To Be Rid Of Rats, Stoats And Possums By 2050 : The Two-Way : NPR


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