Happy Little Mayor

Ferrets are not a native New Zealand species, they were introduced from the outside in the late nineteenth century to control the number of hares and rabbits in New Zealand.

But no one expected that ferrets were not working in New Zealand. They did not eliminate hares because they found that the birds here were easier to catch.

As a result, they changed their menus to give priority to catching birds, and they will hunt rabbits when they encounter them.

Long ago, ferrets were declared "harmful" by the New Zealand Department of Environmental Protection, and the introduction of this animal was a failure, and it has been recorded in textbooks for middle school students in New Zealand.

After looking at the introduction, Wang Bo patted the table and said, "No wonder, it has been two years since the Blue Duck and the wooden pigeon have come to my site, but the ethnic group has not been expanded. The opossum was deliberately cleared. "

Professor Sandra said: "Possums are a threat to the survival of these wild birds, but they are small in size, such as blue ducks and southern chickens, but ferrets cannot. If they fight back, they are sending food. "

Ferrets are widely distributed all over the world. They are found on all continents. They have strong adaptability to survival. They include deserts or forests, grasslands, meadows, swamp valleys, high altitudes or plains, arable land or wasteland. Traces of their activities.

Wang Bo called Cousins ​​and said, "Are there a lot of ferrets on the ranch?"

Cousins ​​considered for a moment and said, "Not much, but if you search carefully, you can always find them. What's wrong?"

Wang Bodao: "They will prey on precious birds such as blue ducks and Nanyang chickens. Professor Sandra suggested that I fix them. What can you do? I think they mainly exist in pastures."

A large number of chickens, ducks and geese are raised in the pasture. Their spawning ability is much stronger than that of wild birds. This is the ferret's favorite food, so if there is a ferret in the town, it must be hidden in the pasture.

Cousins ​​said in a dilemma: "It's not easy. Ferrets are very cunning. When catching possums, they can frighten them out and hunt them, but when the wind blows, Ferret's coping strategy is to hide. "

Wang Bo thought for a while and said, "I'll go and see, and then work out a countermeasure."

To find ferrets, don't look for them in the grass alone.

This thing is very clever. They can live in rock cracks, stone piles, tree holes, stone walls, etc. As long as there is a gap that can accommodate them, they will drill into the caves and build nests.

They have a wide range of recipes. They can hunt rabbits, possums, insects, lizards, and sometimes go fishing, but their favorite is birds.

What's worse is that they can climb trees and swim, regardless of whether you fly on the tree, geographically drill or swim in the water, you can catch them. Worst of all, hunting prey day and night.

When Wang Bo saw these introductions, he was really amazed. This is almost an all-around warrior in nature, that is, they are small and big, and they can attack humans, which is no different from tigers.

Due to the large number of birds in New Zealand and the good ecosystem, ferrets in New Zealand like to do things like "weasel", that is, stealing small birds and eggs, or attacking adult birds in the middle of the night.

New Zealand ferrets have been identified as the "New Zealand's first killer of birds", especially New Zealand's national bird kiwi. I don't know how many of them died in the ferret's mouth.

Ferrets have a slightly shorter life span than domestic cats. As long as they can live to adult ferrets, they can reach 6-8 years. During this period, they can breed offspring, so the fertility is still relatively strong.

On the road, Wang Bo opened the sand table to find this animal. However, he searched all the way and found nothing. He moved his lawn with his fingers and was surprised by several possums, but he did not see the ferret.

The possums in the ranch have been much rarer. Thanks to the whole town rat hunting program he carried out, the possums captured during that time were tens of thousands of units. He had to spend money exclusively on the corpses of possums.

When he arrived at the ranch, Peterson heard the news, carrying a cage in his hand and a small animal in it.

The body of this thing is relatively small, with a slender body, a short head, and a slender tail. The two small black eyes are flexible in rotation, the body is covered with short white and yellow hairs, and the fur of the four claws is black.

Needless to say, this is the ferret. Wang Bo picked up the cage and observed carefully. The ferret saw him shivering and shivering, looking pitiful.

Seeing this, he said with emotion: "Is this stuff fun for him?"

"If you see them hunting birds, you won't feel that way."

Due to the great threat of ferrets to New Zealand birds, the New Zealand Ministry of Environmental Protection spares no effort to control the number of ferrets. In various publicity, it is called an environmental killer and a natural enemy of birds. New Zealanders have received such education since childhood. Itachi is disgusted.

Wang Bo asked, "How did you catch this ferret?"

"A trap was set up. I have long found traces of ferrets on the chicken farm. I set up traps there and caught some ferrets. This is a poor man who was caught only last night."

Wang Bo thought about it, "How difficult is it to destroy them? Let's launch another nationwide capture of ferrets?"

Peterson hurriedly waved his hand: "No, no, this is not okay, trapping ferrets requires physical trapping methods. If they are captured by the whole people, there will be traps set up by the whole people. There will be traps everywhere in the town, plus We can't control the lethality of the traps you set, and that will add a lot of danger to the town. "

This is because there are tourists in many corners of the sunset town. If someone puts a mousetrap, it will be troublesome for tourists to step in.

"If you don't make a phone call or send an email to the Ministry of Environmental Protection doc and tell them that ferrets are found in our town, they will send someone to deal with them." Professor Sandra suggested.

Peterson nodded. "This is the easiest way."

Cousins ​​is an anarchist, and hesitantly said, "Are you relying on the government? With their efficiency, by the time they catch the ferret, the birds here are probably eaten up. Besides, how can they catch the ferret?" "

"I don't think so. There are a lot of rare birds and insects in our town. If you know that giant sandcatchers are also ferret food, they will definitely come to deal with them," said Professor Sandra.

Sunset Town is now a New Zealand giant sandwheat nature reserve. Due to the rich nutrition of pastures, the giant sandwitches in the pasture have successfully multiplied, and their existence has optimized the quality of the grass, and a virtuous circle has formed between the two sides.

Wang Bo waved to stop their argument and said, "Ferrets are not like opossums, aren't there floods?"

"Yes, but if they aren't dealt with, they will flood out sooner or later."

Wang Bo nodded and said, "Okay, let me handle this, and I have a way."

(To be continued.)