Why New Zealand spent a small fortune to kill one stoat | CNN
Apr 10, 2024 · New Zealand spent about $300,000 to eradicate a single male stoat from its Chalky Island wildlife sanctuary, raising eyebrows on social media over the high cost.
Stoat in New Zealand - Wikipedia
The stoat (Mustela erminea) was introduced into New Zealand to control introduced rabbits and hares, but is now a major threat to the native bird population. The natural range of the stoat is limited to parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
Stoats: Pests - Department of Conservation
Stoats are the number-one killer of many of New Zealand’s endangered native species. Description. Stoats (Mustela erminea) are members of the mustelid family. Weasels and ferrets are also mustelids. All three species were introduced to New Zealand as early as 1879 to control rabbits that were destroying sheep pasture.
DOC spent nearly $500,000 to kill one stoat in Fiordland
Apr 2, 2024 · The Department of Conservation (DOC) spent nearly half a million dollars on an operation to kill one stoat. In August 2022 a male stoat was identified on Chalky Island/Te Kākahu-O-Tamatea, in Fiordland which has been predator-free since 1999.
New Zealand spends US$300K to kill single stoat at sanctuary - CTV News
Apr 11, 2024 · New Zealand spent about US$300,000 to eradicate a single male stoat from its Chalky Island wildlife sanctuary, raising eyebrows on social media over the high cost.
Why one country spent a small fortune to kill a single, elusive ... - MSN
New Zealand spent about $300,000 to eradicate a single male stoat from its Chalky Island wildlife sanctuary, raising eyebrows on social media over the high cost.
Why one country spent a small fortune to kill a single, elusive, …
Apr 11, 2024 · Invasive predator. Along with fellow mustelids weasels and ferrets, stoats were introduced to New Zealand in the late 19th century to control rabbits destroying sheep pasture — but they have had...
Goal, tactics and new technology: Predator Free 2050
Predator Free 2050 aims to eradicate stoats (‘stoats’ includes all three mustelid species of stoats, ferrets and weasels), rats and possums. Because, collectively, these animals inflict the worst damage of all the introduced pests on New Zealand’s plants and wildlife.
The menace of stoats - New Zealand Geographic
Of the grim immigrant trio, the most versatile, widespread and deadly is the stoat. Stoats infest every terrestrial habitat—including areas above the tree line—and will eat birds, lizards, rats, mice, possums, insects and even koura (freshwater crayfish).
Why one country spent a small fortune to kill a single, elusive
Apr 10, 2024 · So in August 2022, when conservation workers on the island identified a single male stoat, a weasel-like mammal native to Eurasia and North America that preys on a variety of animals and birds,...