The stoat is not native to New Zealand, it was introduced from outside in the late 19th century in order to control the population of wild and domestic rabbits in New Zealand. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

But no one could have imagined that the stoats were not doing their job in New Zealand, and they did not go to eradicate the hares because they found the birds here easier to catch.

So, they changed the menu, giving priority to catching birds, and hunting rabbits when they came across them.

Long ago, the stoat was declared a "pest" by the New Zealand Ministry of Environmental Protection, and the introduction of this animal was a failure, and it is still recorded in the textbooks of New Zealand secondary school students.

Wang Bo patted the table after reading the introduction, and said depressedly: "No wonder, the blue duck and the wooden pigeon have been coming to my territory for two years, but the group has not expanded for a long time. ”

"Opossums are certainly a threat to the survival of these wild birds, but they are small, such as blue ducks and southern rails, but not ferrets, and if they fight back, they are delivering food," said Professor Shandra. ”

The stoat has a wide range of distribution throughout the world, on all continents, and it has a strong ability to survive, such as deserts or forests, steppe meadows, swampy river valleys, high altitudes or plains, arable land or wasteland.

Wang Bo called Cousins and asked, "Is there a large number of ferrets over there in the pasture?" ”

Cousins thought about it for a moment and said, "It's not much, but if you search carefully, you can always find traces of them, what's wrong?" ”

Wang Bodao: "They will prey on precious birds such as blue ducks and southern pheasants, and Professor Sandra suggested that I get rid of them, what can you do?" I think they are mostly found in pastures. ”

The pasture has a large number of chickens, ducks and geese, which are much more able to lay eggs than wild birds, which is the favorite food of stoats, so if there are stoats in the town, they must hide in the pastures.

Cousins was embarrassed and said: "It's not easy, stoats are very cunning, when they catch opossums, they can be frightened to let them out and hunt them, but when the wind blows, the stoat's strategy is to hide." ”

Wang Bo thought for a while and said, "I'll take a look, and then work out countermeasures together." ”

If you want to find a stoat, you can't just look in the grass.

They are very clever, they can live in rock crevices, stone piles, tree holes, stone walls, etc., and as long as there are gaps where they can stay, they will burrow into burrows and build nests.

They have a wide range of diets and can prey on rabbits, possums, insects, lizards, and sometimes go into the water to catch fish, but their favorite is birds.

What's even more ruthless is that they can climb trees and swim, whether you fly in trees, drill in geography or swim in water, you can catch them. The most ruthless thing is that no matter day or night, they will go after their prey.

When Wang Bo saw these introductions, he was really amazed, this is simply an all-round warrior in nature, and they are small, and they can attack humans when they are big, so they are no different from tigers.

Due to the large number of birds in New Zealand and the good ecosystem, the ferrets in New Zealand like to do the same thing as "weasels", which is to steal birds and eggs, or attack adult birds in the middle of the night.

The New Zealand stoat is currently recognized as the "No. 1 killer of birds in New Zealand", especially the kiwi, the national bird of New Zealand, and I don't know how many of them have died in the mouth of the stoat.

The lifespan of a stoat is slightly shorter than that of a domestic cat, as long as a stoat can live to adulthood, the lifespan can reach 6-8 years, during which it can reproduce offspring, so the reproductive ability is still relatively strong.

Wang Bo opened the sand table on the road to look for this animal, but he searched all the way to no avail, he provoked the lawn with his fingers, startled out a few possums, but did not see any trace of the stoat.

Opossums are much rarer in the pasture, thanks to his town-wide rat hunting program, which allowed him to spend money on the carcasses of the possums that he had to spend money on them.

When he reached the ranch, Peterson came with a cage in his hand and a small animal in it.

This thing is relatively small, with a slender body, a short head, a slender tail, two small dark eyes that rotate flexibly, short white and yellow hairs on its body, and four paws with dark fur.

Needless to say, this is the stoat, Wang Bo picked up the cage and looked at it carefully, the stoat saw him shrunk and trembled, looking pitiful.

Seeing this, he sighed with emotion: "It's cute to give this thing back to him." ”

"If you see them hunting birds, it doesn't feel that way." Peterson pouted.

Due to the huge threat of stoats to New Zealand birds, the New Zealand Department of Environmental Protection has spared no effort to control the number of stoats, and various propaganda has called it an environmental killer and a natural enemy of birds.

Wang Bo asked, "How did you catch this ferret?" ”

"I set a trap, I found out that there were stoats in the chicken farm, so I set a trap there to catch some stoats, and I caught some stoats, which I only caught last night."

Wang Bo pondered for a moment and said, "How difficult is it to destroy them?" Another nationwide campaign to catch stoats? ”

Peterson hurriedly waved his hand: "No, no, no, this is not good, you have to use the physical capture method of setting traps to catch the ferret." If the whole people are arrested, then the whole people will set traps, and there will be traps everywhere in the town, and we can't control the lethality of the traps set by everyone, which will add a lot of danger to the town. ”

However, there are tourists in many corners of Sunset Town, and if someone puts a mousetrap, it will be troublesome for a tourist to step into it.

"Why don't you call the MEP or send them an email and tell them that we've found a stoat in town, and they'll send someone to deal with it." Professor Sandra suggested.

Peterson also nodded: "This is the easiest way. ”

Cousins, an anarchist, pouted, "By the government?" With their efficiency, by the time they finish catching the ferrets, we will probably run out of birds here. Besides, how could they possibly finish catching the ferrets? ”

"I don't think so, we have a lot of rare birds and insects in our town, and you must know that the giant sand mite is also food for the stoat, and they will definitely come to deal with it." Professor Sandra said.

Sunset Town is now a protected area for the giant sand mite in New Zealand, because of the rich nutrients of the pasture, the giant sand mite in the pasture has successfully multiplied, and their presence has improved the quality of the grass, forming a virtuous circle between the two sides.

Wang Bo waved his hand to stop their argument and said, "Stoats are not like opossums, they are not overflowing, are they?" ”

"Yes, but if they are not dealt with, they will flood in the air sooner or later."

Wang Bo nodded and said, "Okay, I'll handle this matter, I have a way." ”

(To be continued.) )