Yeah, I’m aware that they are a real pest in parts of Oz.

@Zealandia last year I was told they were foraging on the side of the road about 150klms from me & that bait towed for a few klms down the road would result in about 10 chasers to be shot when you stopped.

@FrayedBear Looks like the numbers of wild pigs are increasing here too:

Boom in New Zealand's wild pig population blamed on COVID-19 lockdowns, mild winters

[newshub.co.nz]

Lots of people are keen on hunting them.

@Zealandia bloody feral - where's the daleks. We also have dogs, cats, rabbits, camels, goats, foxes, a variety of birds & some aquatics.

@FrayedBear Luckily no foxes here.

Running over possums on the road is a national pastime.

An AI trap is being developed, it analyses the shape of the creature, if it recognises it as a pest, takes it out. Otherwise, lets it go.

AI to help us hit our predator-free targets in the countdown to 2050

@FrayedBear [stuff.co.nz].

@FrayedBear Keas are very inquisitive birds, so need to reduce the risk of accidentally killing them, or other native species when reducing pest numbers.

Looks really good.