Black Rats were eradicated from Rat Island 22 years ago and feral cats ultimately about 12 years ago. Seabird return was first observed in 2003 and has accelerated significantly in the last two years.
Two weeks ago New Zealand economist and philanthropist Gareth Morgan announced his multi-million dollar plan to remove pests from Stewart Island, a 1,746 km2 island located 30km south of the South Isl
Sites of high conservation priority impacted by feral cats have been identified. Read more here: www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/invasive/publications/pubs/feral-cat-impacted-sites.pdf