New Zealand Mammals

11002-21217 Stoat (Mustela erminea) with rifleman prey. Introduced into New Zealand in 1884 (to control introduced rabbits), stoats have become a most difficult pest to control. Initially weasels were introduced along with stoats (and in greater numbers), but ultimately it is the stoat which has become the widespread pest. Both stoats and weasels are highly efficient predators of all of our native birds *12/17

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11002-21217 Stoat (Mustela erminea) with rifleman prey. Introduced into New Zealand in 1884 (to control introduced rabbits), stoats have become a most difficult pest to control. Initially weasels were introduced along with stoats (and in greater numbers), but ultimately it is the stoat which has become the widespread pest. Both stoats and weasels are highly efficient predators of all of our native birds *12/17

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