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In 1989, ship rats had left just 29 kākerōri on the Cook Islands’ Rarotonga; after decades of rat baiting, a 2022 census counted at least 618 birds

Ship rats left just 29 kākerōri on Rarotonga in 1989. After decades of rat baiting, a 2022 census counted at least 618 birds, a 21-fold rise.

In 1989, ship rats had left just 29 kākerōri on the Cook Islands’ Rarotonga; after decades of rat baiting, a 2022 census counted at least 618 birds

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