WellingtonThe rebound timing differs sharply by region.
That timing decides how often conservation land needs costly re-poisoning nationwide.
Killing stoats removes a rat predator and competitor, so survivors breed into more food and less pressure, overshooting past densities.
The study’s authors have not set a single national re-drop schedule.
How each outlet framed it
- Phys.org
- emphasizes regional variation in rat recovery rates after pesticide drops and need for localized timing based on species protection targets
Sources: Phys.org