Story: Introduced animal pests

Bait tubes (1st of 2)

Bait tubes

These Department of Conservation staff are making the tubes that were used as bait stations in a 1988 programme to eradicate rats from Breaksea Island, Fiordland.

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Bob Brockie, 'Introduced animal pests - Rats and mice', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/10123/bait-tubes (accessed 25 April 2024)

Story by Bob Brockie, published 24 Sep 2007, updated 1 Jul 2015