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Kōrero: Human effects on the environment

Impact of rats

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As this video clip shows, European rats had a devastating effect on the ground-dwelling native fauna – not only birds, but also insects and reptiles.

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Janet Wilmshurst, Human effects on the environment – Impact on animals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/12549/impact-of-rats (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Janet Wilmshurst, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.

Comments

Rhadaww
27 January 2015
This was very helpful thanks