How kiwi returned to Wellington
We learned that in areas with no pest control, virtually 90-100% of chicks were being eaten before they could defend themselves. The number one perpetrator was the stoat.
@Miraz What a weasel. They look kind of cute, but appearances are deceptive. I don’t think we had them natively here before either, but the fur industry had runaways, so they are in the wild now. Glad it became a success story.
@odd Stoats are very handsome but also vicious killers. They killed maybe half a dozen of my Japanese Quail over the years.