Enemy of the stoat – New Zealand’s double-edged attitude towards wildlife.

Unlike most countries, where the public may be squeamish about exterminating unwanted fuzzies, New Zealand (…) “has some very good, clear distinctions: if it’s got fur, it’s not meant to be here. There’s an interesting thing in the New Zealand psyche – the demonisation of our pest species. If you’re driving in many parts of the country you’ll commonly see possums dead on the road. People aim for them.”