You dirty rat — New Zealand wants to wipe out the pests to save native birds
2,940 views · Published 15 May 2017 · 1:22 · Indexed 22 September 2026
Channel: The Globe and Mail · 2017 · News & Politics
Rats are among introduced species that are on the hit list in New Zealand. In order to protect native birds, may of which evolved without the ability to fly, the island nation wants to get rid of all rats, possums and stoats by 2050.
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