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New Zealand plans to exterminate every last rat, mustelid and possum to save native birds. The government expects the task to be completed by 2050.

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[–] updawg@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One small mammal is much like another small mammal to, say, a poison

Good news! All other small mammals (other than bats) are also invasive!

[–] tal@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Huh, I guess you're right. I'd thought that marsupials had made it to New Zealand, but I was wrong.