Possums, stoats and other introduced pests to be killed in ‘world-first’ extermination programme unveiled by PM
The New Zealand government has announced a “world-first” project to make the nation predator free by 2050.
The prime minister, John Key, said on Monday it would undertake a radical pest extermination programme – which if successful would be a global first – aiming to wipe out the introduced species of rats, stoats and possums nation-wide in a mere 34 years.
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Source: Guardian Environment