fair. didn't know they were invasive, figured rats lived in every part of the world. if they are invasive, then exterminating the lot of them is actually a good goal to have.
Disclaimer: all.my information is based on this article, and who knows if it’s any good.
They are an invasive species, but one that’s been there for ~200 years. At what point are they considered to have settled into the ecosystem enough that removing them presents its own issues?
It sounds like a difficult situation because New Zealand has a lot of unique wildlife that the rats damage, and if that wildlife can be protected, that would probably be good. But I still question the feasibility of eliminating rats at all, the practicality of this specific method and its potential collateral damage, and, because skepticism seems forever justified, any government initiative, particularly an ecological one with a specific target date.
why not put a bounty on them? take all the money the government was going to spend on contraptions and Looney Tunes shit and instead put it towards a bounty, say $10 per dead rat. have the free market figure it out from there.
$1 million for 100000 rats removed seems like a fair trade.
In some fairness its a bit different with rats and NZ as they are an invasive species
fair. didn't know they were invasive, figured rats lived in every part of the world. if they are invasive, then exterminating the lot of them is actually a good goal to have.
Disclaimer: all.my information is based on this article, and who knows if it’s any good.
They are an invasive species, but one that’s been there for ~200 years. At what point are they considered to have settled into the ecosystem enough that removing them presents its own issues?
It sounds like a difficult situation because New Zealand has a lot of unique wildlife that the rats damage, and if that wildlife can be protected, that would probably be good. But I still question the feasibility of eliminating rats at all, the practicality of this specific method and its potential collateral damage, and, because skepticism seems forever justified, any government initiative, particularly an ecological one with a specific target date.
why not put a bounty on them? take all the money the government was going to spend on contraptions and Looney Tunes shit and instead put it towards a bounty, say $10 per dead rat. have the free market figure it out from there.
$1 million for 100000 rats removed seems like a fair trade.
Because then you end up with people breeding them for cash.
fair