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New Zealand to wipe out every last rat (www.bbc.com)

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New Zealand plans to exterminate every last rat, mustelid and possum to save native birds. The government expects the task to be completed by 2050.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (8 children)

That's an aspirational goal but there has been no practical methods proposed to actually achieve it. Good intentions are a start I suppose. I don't think anyone really thinks we can do it at this stage. It's openly stated that it would require as-yet unknown technology to achieve.

e.g. We could engineer something to kill possums, but the Aussies are gonna be straight up pissed at us for wiping out their marsupials, if (when) it crosses the ditch.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago

Tom Scott covered this a few months back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcp1BfPUeOc

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