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9. The only native predator NZ had was the Haast's eagle

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 10:41 AM

Jul 2016

And the Maori drove them to extinction when they killed off the moa birds it fed upon 700 years ago.

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New Zealand headed for disaster � link to BreakingNews [View all] Panich52 Jul 2016 OP

Weasels, rats and cats aren't indigenous to New Zealand wickerwoman Jul 2016 #1

Didn't think rats & cats native but thought weasels were. Panich52 Jul 2016 #7

Nope. See the link in post 2 below. wickerwoman Jul 2016 #8

you do know those animals are not native to the island, right? boomer55 Jul 2016 #2

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2016 #4

No snakes there either rickford66 Jul 2016 #5

The only native predator NZ had was the Haast's eagle NickB79 Jul 2016 #9

Haast's eagle was really something! yourpaljoey Jul 2016 #10