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New Zealand - poisonous experiences close to the ground

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An  invasive species  is an exotic species that causes damage to human interests. By  Presidential Executive Order , "'invasive species' means, with regard to a particular ecosystem, a non-native organism whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm, or harm to human, animal, or plant health."  So all invasive species are exotic species, but all exotic species are not invasive species. Zealandia is a wildlife sanctuary for native species, and is located in the heart of New Zealand's capital, Wellington.  A display at Zealandia detailing the process for tracking rats, mice, and small predators like stoats . It seems that  everyone  we talked to from New Zealand or Australia knew about invasive species and their impacts, and could list the major species of concern.  This would not be true in the US.  I would guess that those  Aussies and Kiwis  have been indoctrinated (in a goo...