Can New Zealand save its birds from extinction? | 101 East Documentary 

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We are, wide scale rat baiting goes on across the country. Possums are hated and shot for fun. Main problem is peoples cats. Only pet that has full free range to eat our frickin wildlife. Should be illegal to allow your cats reign free in NZ

@@tcideh4929 Somehow I have to disagree with that! I have a cat and he brings home a mouse every night. Does not eat it! As I write this he is on the porch and chickadees are all over and around him feasting on sunflower seeds. He couldn't care less! There is some truth to what you're saying, but overall it is those rats and possums that need to be eradicated with much more determination. I would put out a bounty on rats and possums. You bring in 5 rats and you get a reward. You get a possum you get a reward. I know there is room for cheating but I think you know what I mean.

@@tcideh4929 oh come on, pet cats don’t roam “throughout” New Zealand lol, they’re not Lions travelling across a country, they roam around the house and maybe a few houses next door. This is happening in forests isn’t it? Do you really think peoples pet cats are travelling to remote forests in the night to kill natives then walking all the way home? So sick of people demonising pet cats. Btw my family’s cat only ever brought in minor birds, a feral bird that kills off native bird species and the occasional mouse. Not native birds…

@@ashdog236 what are you talking about? Feral cats and pet cats are some of the biggest killers of native wildlife in NZ. Feral cats can be found in nearly ever national forest.

@@touchofgrey5372 and? The “my X doesnt do this” argument is terrible. Great your 1 cat doesnt do that (to your knowledge) Doesnt change the fact that cats are the only pet allowed to roam free, trespass, etc.

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what part you live in huh our birds are beautiful mate and there are more the there have been in years

@@sheepymcsteeple6130 I'm at Rapahoe, on the West Coast just north of Greymouth. Loads of Weka and Bellbird in the garden right now.

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Plants are evolved to be in balance with natural herbivores.

We so do have natural predators here in nz! there called falcons.

Prior to the arrival of humans there were no herbivores. Aotearoa was a land of birds and lizards. The introduced herbivores, particularly deer and the Australian bush possum are in fact a major problem and subject to control mechanisms, some of which are covered in this documentary. Without this control we will lose our forest as browsing herbivores prevent forest regeneration.

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Prior to humans arrival there was only one mammal that lived here and it was a bat. The only predatory animal here is the native NZ hawk.

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The animals that are being eradicated are introduced invasive species . None of those animals are found in New Zealand naturally .

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Am I correct in saying that before we came alone, they had no predators right? Makes them extremely docile, another reason they're easy prey but I guess that's changed since now they need to be more alert or am I wrong.

NZ birds don't react like other birds you might be used to. Most will stand perfectly still and not react as a defense mechanism so wearing toned down colours is more likely to surprise and panic a bird than strong tones. Some of the rarest birds have this reaction such as Pateke, Kakapo and Matuku. Curious birds include Kokako, Piwakawaka, Tui, Kaka, Kea, Weka and Robins. If you walk and make noise or disturb insects, these birds will follow and attempt to take advantage of your presence in some way. Some also respond to roughly approximate bird calls because they want to find out who the newcomer is. Tui might even take the sound and add it to their repertoire. The point is, birds here are not like other birds and you don't have to blend into the environment to see them. That's why it's a bird spotter's paradise.

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Baited tracking tunnels that are continuously monitored. They eat the bait and leave footprints so we can identify the species

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Mouse madness by BBC on RU-vid.

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Varinder we are not animals. God gave us dominion over animals, we're supposed to be looking after his creation. Eradicating pests and invasive species is part of that.

@@aonyx5270 Dear, everytime mother nature keeps balance in environment but mankind unbalances nature and then also they start to put these type of brutal operations.

@@Varinder_Singh7z we have to undo the damage that we've done. Stoats and rats do not belong in New Zealand. If you let them live, they will kill all of the native animals.

@@Varinder_Singh7z i get your sentiment and i used to be like you. but these beautiful bird evolved into the land, and it was humans who brought over the predators like stoats and ship rats, now to save these birds we have to get rid of these predators otherwise these birds will die out. the birds have a lot of meaning to the maori indigenous cultures in new zealand (I am maori myself). i understand how horrific it is to be taking the lives, but it is an evil that must be done to right a wrong

What about animals killing other animals?