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Hedgehogs
Cats
Rats
Stoats
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but the people back then did not know what they would to harm the populatoin of our natiive spieses
They were brought to NZ to lower the number of rabbits in 1870's-1880's
there favourite food is rabbits
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hegdehogs were named after pigs (hogs) because of there grunting noises
they were brought to NZ to make the settlers feel more at home
they eat native lizards, snails, invertebrates and eggs of birds who nest on the ground
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they will eat about anything
mice are pests because they eat native speices aswell as the foods they eat.
mice were brought to NZ by accident
Just like stoats cats were put into the wild in the 18800 to help the rabbit problems.
In the 1940's cats killed most of the native birds and killed 2 seabirds,
They are great hunters and will even kill large brids like ,kiwi,kakapoa and takahe .
Cats were brought to NZ as pets.
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Kiore are the smallest species of rat in NZ
There three types of rats the ship rat,Norway rat,plyesain rat
Rats will eat anything including birds,bug,seeds,lizards etc.
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mice
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