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A ship rat attacks a fantail nest in New Zealand. Tree climbing rats are a particular problem for birds that nest in holes where there is no escape. Photograph: NZ Department of Conservation/ Nga Manu Images
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With pest controllers in lockdown and a population surge last year, the vermin are free to wreak havoc in populated areas, and on native wildlife...The timing couldn’t be better for New Zealand’s vermin. They’re coming off 2019’s “mega mast” year, which means bountiful supplies of seed allowed their populations to flourish. Now, with vital pest control efforts halted, there are growing public health concerns as vermin colonise urban areas unchallenged.

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