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‘Fake news’ foils would be predators

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John Fowler
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Adding another tool to the tool box for protecting endangered species, "Fake News". In an ecosystem that evolved with zero mammalian predator's prior to the arrival of people, rats, stoats, cats and even hedgehogs have had a devastating impact on endemic species that have little or no protection, "fake news" adds a non-lethal technique to improve the chances of vulnerable species.

every meal an introduced predator eats has to be worth the effort and energy it takes to obtain it. Bird eggs and young chicks are an easy, protein-rich food source, especially when birds nest on the ground. So how do you convince riverbed predators that ground nests are way too much effort and too unrewarding to bother with? You mess with their brains a little…
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new zealand, native wildlife, birds, conservation

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