ROD MORRIS AND THE STOAT PREDATOR

Rod Morris came out to show us a dead stoat.  He found it on the road and he said it was killed by a car on the road.  We were able to take a close look at this predator.  

Rod told us that the stoat is a very good hunter and it can find and kill native bird chicks and eggs.  
The stoat has very good hearing and is able to hear birds singing and find where they live. 
They like to practice hunting and kill chicks even when they don't need to eat them.

We found out that stoats were brought to New Zealand as a present.  But now they have become a pest.  

Stoats are good in England but not in New Zealand.