To save native island animals from extinction, eradicate the uninvited guests, study finds
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 - 19:50
in Paleontology & Archaeology
In 1894, a pregnant house cat escaped from a lighthouse on Stephens Island, New Zealand. She had her kittens in the wild, where they went feral. Within 13 months, a native bird species known as the Stephen Islands wren was nearly extinct. It’s a story often cited as an extreme – and by some accounts...