Dirty rat - sniffing out the pests

Published: 7:15PM Thursday January 22, 2009

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  The Department of Conservation is about to begin the most complicated pest erradication ever attempted in New Zealand - probably in the world. It plans to rid Rangitoto and Motutapu islands of seven different pests, with the help of three specially trained dogs

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