Archived New Zealand's Quixotic (Perhaps) Mission to Kill Every One of Its Rats (atlasobscura.com)
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Archived New Zealand's Quixotic (Perhaps) Mission to Kill Every One of Its Rats (atlasobscura.com)
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[–] PepeFarmRemembers ago
Sounds like a smaller version of the great Emu war. tldnr: The Emu's won.
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[–] Riva ago
Any of those CRISPR mozzies get out 'testing' could turn into 'this is how humanity intentionally by accident killed off all the mosquitoes.'
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[–] NZ_MPS ago
Some people keep rats as pets though? How would they be convinced to get rid of em? Unless they kepe them till they die but control any breeding.
[–] littul_kitton ago
Engineer the pet rats to need a particular chemical, then put that chemical in rat chow. They escape and then die of a nutrient deficiency.
[–] throughtheblack ago
Alberta, Canada did it! Although they were eradicated before they could get too much of a foothold anyway.