International study places country at the top of the list for fighting invasive species, though it warns that the pace of eradication is slowing
“The reason New Zealand can lead the world is because we support [pest eradication] at all levels, from the grassroots to the government,” said Prof James Russell, a New Zealand co-author on the study from the University of Auckland.
, to creating eco-tourism destinations that further generate community interest in protecting species.– that aims to clear stoats, rats and possums from 26m hectares of mainland, along with all offshore islands, by 2050. The review of 1,550 eradications on nearly 1,000 islands since 1872 found an 88% success rate using methods such as hunting, trapping and targeted poisoning to help restore island biodiversity. Completely removing invasive species from islands hasLast month, New Zealand conservationists announced they would attempt. The project aims to remove predators including possums, rats, feral cats and hedgehogs from Rakiura/Stewart Island – the country’s third largest Island – over the next four years.
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