WELLINGTON, New Zealand – New Zealand has set itself an environmental goal so ambitious it's been compared to putting a man on the moon: ridding the entire nation of every last rat, opossum and stoat.

Currently the Department of Conservation (DOC) is increasingly carrying out aerial 1080 poison drops over large areas of public land, particularly on the West Coast. Some persons, knowledgeable of ...

New Zealand turns to traps and technology in an ambitious program to rid the country of furry predators threatening native birds and industry. Photo: AP and iStock ...

Wellington, New Zealand — We make our way down a steep wooded slope, holding onto trees and bracing our feet sideways against roots. We’re off trail, but Paul Ward, an app designer and self-described ...

In this March 22, 2017 photo, two shag chicks sit on a nest with their mother at Zealandia in Wellington, New Zealand. People across New Zealand are embracing an environmental goal so ambitious it’s ...