Acclimatisation Societies of New Zealand
10,000 Birds
JULY 23, 2014
Brush-tailed Possums were brought from Australia to help start a fur industry. Blackbirds and Song Thrushes were also problematic for fruit growers, but it was rabbits that quickly became enemy number one for the fledgling colony, as they striped the ground bare in farm after farm.
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