@beebrookshire an interesting look at changing attitudes. The case of New Zealand cat lovers is an interesting one, especially when you factor in the #PredatorFree movement. In general I would say most Kiwis are in favour, but there's the uneasy knowledge, pushed to the back of their minds that their sweet moggy is a vicious killing machine…

Very interesting and controversial.

An overabundance of non-native birds in a #predatorfree Waikato wetland sanctuary endangers the water quality.

Solution? Reintroduce rats to try to drive out birds fouling a lake (#biocontrol).

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018875144/waikato-sanctuary-using-rats-to-solve-its-bird-poo-problem

#PredatorFree
Heat map shows where rats have been detected in our community predator control bait station program Spring 2022. Brighter colours more rats. Way less than last year. More birds are flourishing.
Also supported by @aklcouncil @predatorfreenz

Beautiful songs from this bird as I was doing #PredatorFree rounds this evening.

Nice weather for our pest free work. Today included weeding around small harakeke flax and cutting and pasting woolly nightshade and blackberries. Oh, and removing rubbish.
#Predatorfree

Predator-Free Rakiura: Largest pest-eradication plan on an island launched
https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/news/a-world-first-predator-eradication-project-begins-on-rakiurastewart-island/?fbclid=IwAR0rjq3Xb3Vmfdn_I6De53YCdj_4VLLM-gyMyv4APzJnBbGuIv_kA8L8KQc

#conservation #newzealand #predatorfree #kiwi #biology

Stoat in winter coat doing what it does best, eating prey. Introduced in 1879 they are NZ's number one killer of native birds. We need more traps to get to the goal of Predator-Free 2050.
Day 14: Winter #Museum30
📷 OMNZ VT2198
#Taxidermy
#Mammals
#PredatorFree