Turning the tide – what it takes to take out rats

Kate Evans, science journalist

Rat eradication from islands is a team sport. It’s not a competition – but if it were, New Zealand would surely be up there. That’s why on most pest removal teams around the world you can probably find one or two Kiwis right in the thick of things.

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Voice of Tangaroa is a joint production between RNZ’s Our Changing World and New Zealand Geographic. Reporting for this series is Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air. You can learn more and read the articles for free at nzgeo.com/seas. The Pacific Regional Invasive Species Management Support Service supported travel costs for this story.

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