Soon to be seen no more on Kapiti Island... a Norway rat munches miro fruit. Miro and other trees such as hinau and matai will benefit from rodent removal on the island as rats are very partial to their seeds. As well as eating native birds, rats compete heavily with them for food items such as flowers, seeds and seedlings as well as lizards, snails and other invertebrates.
ROD MORRIS
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Forest and Bird, Issue 281, 1 August 1996, Page 4
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70Soon to be seen no more on Kapiti Island... a Norway rat munches miro fruit. Miro and other trees such as hinau and matai will benefit from rodent removal on the island as rats are very partial to their seeds. As well as eating native birds, rats compete heavily with them for food items such as flowers, seeds and seedlings as well as lizards, snails and other invertebrates. ROD MORRIS Forest and Bird, Issue 281, 1 August 1996, Page 4
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